Banana Coconut Pecan Bread

Banana Bread is a type of bread that is made with mashed fully ripe bananas. It is often a moist, sweet, cake-like quick bread.

Ingredients:

- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4)
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 
- 1 teaspoon baking soda 
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 3/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut

Directions:

- Heat oven to 350°F and line a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. 
- Stir in eggs until well blended. 
- Add mashed bananas, buttermilk and coconut extract .Beat until smooth.
- Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
-Finally stir in pecans and shredded coconut.
- Pour into prepared pan. 
- Bake about 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Let it cool completely for about 1 1/2 hours.