Banana Coconut Loaf

Boyz 5's Note:

Another excellent recipe from Jean Pare's "Company's Coming" cookbook. Tasty with or without the nuts or cherries!!!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 loaf

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine , melted
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (3 medium)
• ½ teaspoon almond flavoring
• 1 ½ cups flour
• ½ cup medium grind coconut
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• maraschino cherry , cut up (optional)

Directions:

1. Break eggs in mixing bowl.
2. Beat until light and frothy.
3. Add sugar and melted butter.
4. Beat well.
5. Stir in mashed banana and flavouring.
6. In another bowl, measure in remaining ingredients.
7. Stir until well mixed.
8. Pour over batter.
9. Stir just to combine.
10. Spoon into greased loaf pan 9 by 5 by 3 inch.
11. Bake for 1 hour in 350 degree oven until toothpick comes out clean.
12. Let stand for 10 minutes.
13. Remove from pan.
14. Cool.
15. Wrap.

Reviews

[BIG_CHIEF]

Had a bunch of overripe bananas to use up, soI made a double batch and added 1/2 tsp of Vietnamese cinnamon to all. DH doesn't like walnuts, so I added them to "my" loaf. This was just delicious! Very moist and FULL of FLAVOR! What a simple, great recipe! Thanks for sharing, Boys 5.

[Chef #613603]

My husband asked me if I could bake something delicious and tasty for his birthday cakes at work and It was absolutly demolished with requests for more!! Definately a winner in my books:) I did have to extend the cooking time by 10 minutes, as I was baking it at 180 degrees centigrade. Many thanks for the super, tasty, easy recipy!!!