Coconut Banana Bread

Coconut Banana Bread
Originally uploaded by CuriousEpicurean

Usually I have some kind of sweet bread or muffin in the kitchen so Jack can just grab & go for his breakfast in the morning.

Here is a recipe for Low Fat Coconut Banana Bread

Ingredients:

* 1 cup sugar
* 1/4 cup melted butter/margarine
* 2 eggs
* 1 tsp vanilla
* 1 1/2 cup mashed bananas (about 3 or 4 bananas)
* 1/3 cup water
* 1 2/3 cup whole wheat white flour
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* 1/4 tsp. baking powder
* 1/4 cup shredded coconut (i use bob's red mill unsweetened shredded coconut)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Spray 9-inch loaf pan with non-stick spray (with flour)
In a bowl, mash the bananas and set aside

1) In large bowl, mix sugar, melted butter, and vanilla
2) Add eggs
Stir above until well-blended
3) Add bananas and water
Beat/Mix the above until blended

In another bowl, sift the dry ingredients
4) Flour, baking soda, baking powder,salt, and the rest of the remaining dry ingredients EXCEPT coconut shreds

Stir in dry ingredients into banana mixture until well blended

5) Fold in coconut shreds

Pour batter into loaf pan

Bake for 50 minutes to an hour until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool before slicing.

Serve with favorite tea or coffee.