Tropical Banana Bread 2 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 large bananas, mashed 8 oz can crushed pineapple, very well drained 1/2 cup toasted pecans pieces Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 9×5 inch metal loaf pan with flour-added cooking spray. Whisk flour, baking soda and salt together in a bowl. Set aside. Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl, using high speed of an electric mixer; add eggs, one by one, beating 30 seconds after each egg. Beat in vanilla and bananas. Stir in pineapple. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture in three parts - mixing (not beating) with a spoon. Stir in pecans. Transfer to loaf pan. Set loaf pan on a cookie sheet and place on center rack of oven and bake for 60 minutes or until loaf appears done and a wooden skewer inserted in center Makes 1 loaf ....or 4 mini loaves (bake for 30-35 minutes). Recipe source: sharealikecooking yahoo group, submitted by Tricia Luker _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
