Here’s another pretty interesting banana bread recipe: Banana bread with coconut, who would have thought of that? It emits a really nice fragrance!

PREP TIME: 15 Min
BAKE TIME: 1 Hr
READY IN: ~ 1 Hr 15 Min
SERVINGS: 10

INGREDIENTS

* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
* 2/3 cup sugar
* 1 large egg
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
* 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
* 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
* 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.

2. Grease a 4 x 8 inch loaf pan with butter. You can dust the insides with flour.

3. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl

4. In another large bowl mix in butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, walnuts.

5. Add mashed bananas and continue mixing.

5. Add 1/2 cup of coconut to the mixture.

6. Combine the contents of the 2 bowls together.

7. Transfer the mix to the loaf pan.

8. Bake the bread for approximately an hour.

9. Check if the loaf is ready by inserting a toothpick. If it comes out clean, it’s ready to be taken out of the oven.

10. Tips: You could place the pan on an insulated baking sheet as it would prevent the bottom of the banana bread from over baking.

Modified from a recipe at Mrs Regueiro’s Plate