Author Notes
This is a twist on a classic that is loved by the whole family. Traditional banana bread with coconut and blueberries —Melissa Delport
Ingredients
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3
ripe bananas
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1/3 cup
melted butter
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3/4 cup
sugar
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1 teaspoon
vanilla paste
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1 teaspoon
baking soda
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1 pinch
salt
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1 1/2 cups
cake flour
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1/4 cup
desiccated coconut
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1/2 cup
blueberries
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1
fresh banana to top the bread
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2 tablespoons
brown sugar
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
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Grease your bread loaf tin a 4x8 inch or 10 x 20cm
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In a large bowl using an electronic mixer mix the butter and the mashed bananas.
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Mix in the sugar, egg and vanilla.
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Add the baking soda and salt and mix it into the batter
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Add the flour and coconut and beat, do not over beat the batter. Using a spatula gently fold in blueberries. Be carseful to not break them as you will get a blue banana bread. Top the bread with the sliced banana and sprinkle the top with the sugar. This will result in a perfect crust.
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Add your mixture to the baking tin and bake for 1 hour.
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Allow cooling on your cooling rack in the tin for 15 minutes and then let it cool further out of the tin.
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