Coconut Banana Bread (with Coconut Oil)

I've been trying to replace a lot of the butter in our lives lately with coconut oil and other more beneficial oils. So I took my old banana bread recipe and tweaked it a wee bit. Here is my result.

Fresh out of the oven...mmmmm.

Had to try it, just to be sure it's okay, you know. 

So here is my recipe:

Coconut Banana Bread with Coconut Oil

Preheat Oven: 350ºF

Grease a 9X5" loaf pan (I used silicone so no grease)

Ingredients

• 3-4 very ripe bananas
• 1/3 c virgin coconut oil, melted
• 3/4 c white sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1-3/4 c cake and pastry flour
• 1-1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 c flaked coconut
• 1/2 c chopped nuts (Pecans, walnuts, etc)

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas. Add coconut oil and sugar, beat with electric mixer until smooth. Add egg and vanilla, beat for 2 minutes. 

In another bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. 

Gradually add the flour mixture to the banana mixture beating on low speed until well-blended. Do not over mix. 

Stir in coconut and nuts. 

Bake for 55-65 minutes at 350ºF