Jamaican Banana Bread

Ingredients:

• Two cups of flour, all-purpose
• one and a half teaspoons of baking soda
• One cup granulated sugar and half a teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• Two big eggs
• 3/4 cup of ripe bananas, mashed (about 3 bananas)
• 1/4 cup of low-fat plain yogurt (or flavored like a pina colada!).
• Three teaspoons of apple cider OR dark rum
• Half a teaspoon of extract from vanilla
• half a cup of sweetened coconut, flake
• Cooking spray
• One tablespoon of coconut, sweetened and flake
• Half a cup of powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice

Instructions:

1. Turn the oven on to 350°.
2. Using a knife to level, lightly scoop flour into dry measuring cups. Mix together flour, baking soda, and salt, whisking to combine.
3. In a large bowl, combine butter and granulated sugar; beat on medium speed with a mixer until completely combined. One egg at a time, add and beat thoroughly after each addition. Beat in the yogurt, banana, rum, and vanilla until well combined. Mix in flour mixture and beat on low speed until moistened. Add 1/2 cup of coconut and stir.
4. Fill a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with batter, sprayed with cooking spray, and top with 1 tablespoon of coconut.
5. For one hour, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, bake at 350°. Ten minutes of cooling in the pan on a wire rack; remove from pan.
6. Combine powdered sugar and juice, stirring with a whisk; drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely on wire rack.

Ready to Serve!