Chucks Pineapple Banana Bread 12-1-2012

Cook Time 1 hour, 30 minutes but check with a toothpick/uncooked noodle at 1hr 15min.


Ingredients:

3 cups plain flour   unbleached

2 cups sugar (brown & white mix)    3/4 cup actually needed

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, or macadamia)

2 tsp. vanilla

3 eggs, beaten

1 1/4 cups vegetable oil     3/4 cup actually needed

2 cups mashed bananas     (at least 4 bananas per half recipe)

1 (8oz.) can of crushed pineapple or chunks or rings cut up (well drained but same juice in case you need liquid at end)


Preparation:

In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda and cinnamon. Stir in nuts. Set aside.

Combine remaining ingredients in another mixing bowl; blend well. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until
just moist. Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 deg. for approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.

Check center of loaf with toothpick or uncooked spaghetti strand and if it comes out clean, it's done. Cool 10 minutes
before removing from the pan.