Banana, coconut and pear bread
5
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 10 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 50 min • Serves: 12 • Difficulty: Easy
You will never go back to eating plain banana bread again once you have tried this banana, coconut and pear bread.
Ingredients
Shredded or desiccated coconut
¼ cup(s), (20g) shredded
White self-raising flour
1 cup(s)
Wholemeal self-raising flour
1 cup(s)
Ground cinnamon
½ tsp
Bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp
Brown sugar
⅓ cup(s), (75g)
Skim milk
½ cup(s), (125ml)
Egg(s)
2 medium, lightly beaten
Essence
¾ tsp, coconut flavour
Banana(s)
1 cup(s), mashed
Canned pears in natural juice, drained
½ cup(s), blended into a puree
Banana(s)
2 large, over-ripe
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan-forced. Lightly spray a 21.5cm x 11cm (base measurement) loaf tin with oil. Line base with baking paper.
2
Combine coconut, flours, cinnamon, bicarbonate of soda and brown sugar in a large bowl.
3
Combine milk, eggs, essence, mashed banana and pear puree in a bowl. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture. Spread mixture into prepared tin and smooth top.
4
Cut extra bananas in half lengthways and arrange over batter. Bake for 50–55 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Set aside in tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool. Serve.
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