Banana Coconut Walnut Bread

Banana Bread is a cake-like bread made with mashed fully ripe bananas. I missed this kind of bread / cake back home in Pinas.  Out of necessity, I tried to make one and at this time, I added coconut flakes & chopped walnuts.  It turned out moist, sweet, crunchy on top, & of course yummy.  My hubby loves it. I call it "Banana Coconut Walnut Bread".

Would you like to try baking this kind of bread?  Here's  my simple recipe.  Please feel free to leave a feedback after you bake it. Thank you.

Ingredients:
1 & 1/2  cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt ( I used sea salt or whatever your preference is fine)
3/4 cup  brown sugar, pressed (I prefer brown than white)
1/2 cup coconut flakes in a pouch
2 raw eggs
1 & 3/4 cups bananas, mashed
1/4 cup (i.e. 4 tbsp) butter, melted for 15 minutes in a microwave
2 tbsp molasses (optional. just increase the brown sugar by 1/4 cup to make it 1 cup. see above list)
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup walnuts, chopped (for topping)

Procedures:

Dry Ingrredients Mixture

1.)  In a mixing bowl, stir all dry ingredients i.e. flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, & coconut flakes until well combined; set aside.

To Stir - means to use a spoon, whisk, or beater to move ingredients around in a circular motion. Stirring is a more gentle form of beating. 

To Beat- means to thoroughly combine ingredients and incorporate air with a rapid, circular motion. This may be done with a wooden spoon, wire whisk, rotary eggbeater, electric mixer or food processor.

Mashed Ripe Bananas

2.)  In another mixing bowl, beat the eggs, banana, butter, molasses, milk, & vanilla.  Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.

"Stir into dry ingredient just until moistened" - means the recipe just means they don't want you to over mix. This is because over mixing a dough or batter causes gluten production which can cause the baked good to be tough. And yes, you use all the wet ingredients.  (Thanks to yahoo.answers.com) 

From unbaked to baked

3.) Pour into a loaf pan coated with cooking spray.  Sprinkle walnuts over batter.
 
4.) Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.  Let it cool for about 10 minutes before removing from pan. Transfer to a serving dish & slice.

Finished Product

5.)  Enjoy eating! Yum yum yum...

God is good all the time!