I just had to post this as it is the best Banana Bread I have ever had. It was gifted to me by my mom. I love banana bread, however I hadn't made any in a very long time finding that plain old banana bread gets to be boring. Just add in some crushed pineapple and chopped macadamia nuts and problem solved. We can't seem to get enough of this. It is good morning, noon, and night; buttered, buttered with cream cheese, toasted or not. This is one quick bread I know I will be making for a long time to come.
Thanks Mom
Hawaiian Pineapple Banana Bread
Courtesy of Mr. Food
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 5)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained, with 4 teaspoons liquid reserved
½ cup confectioners' sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F. Coat two 8 x 4 inch loaf pans with cooking spray, then dust with flour.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; stir in macadamia nuts. In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, oil, bananas, vanilla, and crushed pineapple; mix well. Pour wet mixture into dry mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake 1¼ to 1½ hours, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans and let cool on wire racks.
In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and reserved pineapple liquid. Drizzle over cooled breads.
Makes 2 loaves
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