Banana Nut Pina Colada Bread

Stoblogger's Note:

Adding a little Pina Colada yogurt to an otherwise ordinary Banana Nut Bread Recipe, gives it a little extra "something special." Add some Kahlua and make it extraordinary.

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

Ingredients:

Serves: 16

Yield: 2.0 loaves

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 8 ounces pina colada yogurt
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ cup Kahlua or ¼ cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 cups bananas , mashed
• 3 ½ cups flour , self-rising
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup walnuts , chopped (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Grease and flour two loaf pans.
3. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together sugar and butter.
4. while mixing, add eggs, one at a time.
5. blend in the yogurt, milk, Kahlua, vanilla and lemon juice.
6. From here on only use a spoon to-- add the mashed bananas.
7. fold in the flour and baking powder, stir.
8. sprinkle in the nuts and stir. If you leave out the nuts, also reduce the milk to 1/4 cup.
9. Pour the mixture into two prepared pans.
10. Bake at 350° for 50 to 60 minutes.
11. Tip: In choosing your backing pan, keep in mind that glass cooks more quickly than metal, dark metal cooks more quickly than light metal.

Reviews

[Baker'sDozen]

Excellent paring of flavors. I really enjoyed this version of Banana Nut Bread. There was just enough pineapple/coconut flavor from the yogurt to add interest. I also opted to go with the Kahlua which added a whole other dimension to the flavors!