Toasted Coconut-banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (2 to 3 medium bananas)
• 1/3 cup cooking oil
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) can flaked coconut, toasted (1 1/2 cups)

Recipe

• 1 grease a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan; set aside. in a large mixing bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. make a well in the center. in a medium mixing bowl combine beaten eggs, mashed bananas, oil, milk, and vanilla; mix well. add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir just till combined. (the batter should be lumpy.) fold in toasted coconut.
• 2 pour batter into prepared loaf pan. bake in a preheated 350 degrees f oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or till a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 3 cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. remove from pan; cool thoroughly on a wire rack. wrap and store overnight before slicing.