Jamaican Banana
Bread Recipe
Ingredients :
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons
butter, softened
2 tablespoons tub
light cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
9 ounces
all-purpose flour (about 2 cups)
2 teaspoons
baking powder
1/2 teaspoon
baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed ripe
banana
1/2 cup fat-free
milk
2 tablespoons
dark rum or 1/4 teaspoon imitation rum extract
1/2 teaspoon
grated lime rind
2 teaspoons lime
juice
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped
pecans, toasted
1/4 cup packed
brown sugar
2 teaspoons
butter
2 teaspoons fresh
lime juice
2 teaspoons dark
rum or 1/8 teaspoon imitation rum extract
2 tablespoons
chopped pecans, toasted
2 tablespoons
flaked sweetened coconut
How To Make Jamaican
Banana Bread :
Step 1
Preheat oven to
375°. Coat an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray; set aside.
Step 2
Place 2
tablespoons softened butter and cheese in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at
medium speed until well blended. Add 1 cup sugar, beating well. Add egg; beat
well.
Step 3
Weigh or lightly
spoon 9 ounces flour (about 2 cups) into dry measuring cups; level with a
knife. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir with a whisk.
Combine banana and next 5 ingredients (through vanilla); stir well. Add flour
mixture and banana mixture alternately to butter mixture. Stir in 1/4 cup
pecans and 1/4 cup coconut.
Step 4
Pour batter into
prepared pan; bake at 375° for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in
center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan. Let cool slightly
on a wire rack.
Step 5
Combine brown
sugar and 2 teaspoons each butter, lime juice, and rum in a saucepan; bring to
a simmer. Cook 1 minute; stir constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in 2
tablespoons each pecans and coconut; spoon over loaf.