Baking bread and adding tropical fruits into the mixture makes a great variety for your usual bread recipes.

INGREDIENTS

2 lg. ripe bananas (about a c. mashed)
1 (8 oz.) can pineapple chunks
1 1/2 c. flour
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1/4 lb. butter at room temperature
1/4 c. + 1 tbsp. flaked coconut

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan with butter.
• Mash bananas and drain the pineapples. Chop the latter and pat dry.
• Combine flour, sugar, eggs, bananas and butter using an electric mixer at low speed. Once properly combined, increase settings to medium and beat for 2 more minutes.
• Mix in pineapple and 1/4 cup of coconut into the mixture. Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and drizzle it with the remaining coconut.
• Bake for an hour and then cool for 10 minutes over wire rack. Remove from pan and cool thoroughly.