Items needed:

– Flour – Two and a half (2 1/2) cups

– Sugar (white) – Half (1/2) cup

– Light brown sugar – Half (1/2) cup

– Baking powder – One tablespoon + half a teaspoon

– Salt – One teaspoon

– Cinnamon – One-eighth of a teaspoon

– Coconut (shredded) – Half (1/2) cup

– Vegetable oil – Three (3) tablespoons

– Milk – One-third of a cup

– Egg – One (1)

– Vanilla – Two (2) teaspoons

– Ripe bananas (medium-sized) – 3

– Sliced pecans – One cup

– Blueberries (frozen) – Two cups

Method:

– Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

– Grease an 8 in. baking pan and set aside.

– In a mixer bowl, take the ripe bananas and mash them using a fork.

– Add the egg, oil, white sugar and brown sugar to the bananas and use an electric mixer at very high speed to mix all the ingredients for about thirty seconds.

– Add the milk and mix for 10 seconds more.

– Add the shredded coconut and mix all the ingredients.

– In a fresh bowl, sift the flour and baking powder.

– Add the flour mix to the banana mixture and stir to combine all the ingredients well.

– Then add the chopped pecans.

– Fold the frozen blueberries into the mix. Don’t allow the blueberries to defrost.

– Pour the batter in the greased baking pan.

– Bake in the heated oven for approx. fifty-five to sixty (60) minutes ’til the bread is firm on top and springy to touch.

– Remove the loaf pan from the oven and cool for 15 minutes before taking the bread out of the pan.

– Leave the bread to cool on a wire rack.

– Wrap the bread firmly in plastic film and refrigerate for a day. Use the bread the day after cooking.

– Cut in slices to serve.

Here are two heavenly frosting recipes for you to use on the banana bread.

White Icing

Ingredients:

– Milk – 1 cup

– Flour – 5 tablespoons

– Vanilla – 1 teaspoon

– Soft butter – One (1) cup

– Crystallized sugar – One (1) cup

Method:

– Mix the milk and flour in a bowl over low heat till the mixture thickens.

– Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.

– In another bowl, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla till fluffy.

– Add the flour and milk mix to the butter mix and mix to get a smooth fluffy icing.

Banana Butter Icing

Ingredients:

– Butter (softened) – Quarter (1/4) cup

– Mashed bananas – 1/2 cup

– Lemon juice – Half (1/2) teaspoon

– Vanilla extract – Half (1/2) teaspoon

– Confectioner’s sugar – 3 1/4 cups

Method:

– Cream the butter, lemon juice, mashed bananas and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl till fluffy.

– Carefully add the confectioner’s sugar to the mix and beat well to create a smooth frosting.

– Spread on the bread and enjoy!