Coconut And Macadamia Nut Banana Breads*Jb

* Exported from MasterCook *

COCONUT AND MACADAMIA NUT BANANA BREADS *JB

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Serving Size : 5 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
3/4 ts Double-acting baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 t Salt
3/4 c Unsalted butter, softened
1 c Firmly packed light brown
-sugar
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
3 lg Eggs
1 tb Freshly grated lemon zest
1 1/3 c Mashed ripe banana (about 3
-large)
3 tb Sour cream
3/4 c Chopped macadamia nuts
1 c Sweetened flaked coconut,
-toasted lightly and cooled

Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking
powder, the baking soda, and the salt. In a large bowl
with an electric mixer cream the butter with the
sugars, beat in the vanilla, the eggs, 1 at a time,
the zest, the banana, and the sour cream. Add the
flour mixture, beat the batter until it is just
combined, and stir in the macadamia nuts and the
coconut. Divide the batter among 5 buttered and
floured loaf pans, each 5 3/4 by 3 1/4 by 2 inches,
and bake the breads in the middle of a preheated
350°F. oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester
comes out clean. Remove the breads from the pans and
let them cool, right sides up, on a rack. The breads
keep, wrapped well in plastic wrap and foil, chilled
for 1 week or frozen for 1 month.

Makes 5 small loaves

Gourmet December 1990

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #2.TXT



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