Tropical Fruit Bread

• 2 large ripe bananas (about 1 c. mashed)
• 8 oz. can pineapple chunks
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 lb. butter (room temperature)
• 1/2 c. plus 1 Tbsp. flaked coconut

1. Heat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Butter a loaf pan.
3. Mash bananas.
4. Drain pineapple, chop and pat dry.
5. With electric mixer on low speed, beat flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, salt, eggs, bananas and butter until blended.
6. Increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes.
7. Stir in pineapple and 1/2 cup coconut.
8. Pour into prepared pan and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon coconut. Bake 1 hour (or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean).
9. Cool for 10 minutes.
10. Remove from pan and cool completely.

bananas, pineapple, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, butter, flaked coconut

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=856836 (may not work)