Tropical Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup melted margarine
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1/4 cup rum or 1/4 cup amaretto
• 3 -4 very ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup pecans

Recipe

• 1 in a 2 cup measuring cup, place the raisins with 1/2 cup hot water, the brown sugar and rum.
• 2 allow to sit 20 minutues to plump up and flavor the raisins.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, mix the oil, melted margarine, egg and sugar.
• 4 beat till smooth.
• 5 mash up the bananas into the bowl and beat till smooth.
• 6 add in the flour, baking soda, salt a little at a time, alternating with the liquid from the raisins until all the liquid is used up.
• 7 beat well.
• 8 stir in the raisins, coconut and pecans.
• 9 pour into two well greased loaf pans and bake at 350 for 50 minutes or till tests done.