JAMAICAN BANANA BREAD

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (approximately 3 bananas)
• 1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt (or pina colada flavored!!)
• 3 tablespoons dark rum OR apple cider
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup flaked sweetened coconut
• Cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon flaked sweetened coconut (for topping)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°.
2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, leveling with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
3. In a large bowl, beat granulated sugar and softened butter with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Incorporate banana, yogurt, rum (or apple cider), and vanilla; beat until well blended.
4. Add the flour mixture, beating at low speed just until moist. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut. Spoon the batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon coconut.
5. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack; then remove from the pan.
6. Combine powdered sugar and lime or lemon juice, stirring with a whisk; drizzle over the warm bread. Cool completely on a wire rack.