Recipe courtesy of Marge Perry
Banana Bread with Coconut and Pecans
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 1 loaf
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 14 servings
- Calories
- 306
- Total Fat
- 17
- Saturated Fat
- 8
- Carbohydrates
- 36
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 15
- Protein
- 5
- Cholesterol
- 44
- Sodium
- 227
- Total: 2 hr (includes cooling time)
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature, plus more for the pan
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan
1/2 cup light-brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
3 to 4 medium very ripe bananas, mashed (1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup lowfat buttermilk
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped
1 cup coconut flakes
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with butter, then coat with flour, shaking off the excess.
- Use an electric mixer to beat the brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter together until it is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs; add the bananas, buttermilk and vanilla and beat until smooth. Stir in the cinnamon, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt by hand with a rubber spatula. (You don’t want to over-beat the batter or the bread will be tough.) Stir in the pecans and coconut and pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out dry, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes in the pan. Run a knife along the sides to loosen the loaf from the pan; invert to remove the bread and place it (bottom side down) on a wire rack to cool.