Roasted Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 ripe bananas, unpeeled
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 place the bananas on a cookie sheet. bake in the oven for 12 minutes, or until the skins are black and they have started to seep. remove from the oven , set aside, and let cool.
• 3 combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a mixing bowl. set aside. cream the butter and sugar together. add eggs one at a time, stirring after each.
• 4 squeeze the flesh of the bananas out of the skins and into a small mixing bowl. add the coconut milk and vanilla and mash together.
• 5 add half of the banana mixture to the butter mixture and blend thoroughly. add half of the flour mixture and mix until combined.
• 6 add the remaining banana mixture, blend thoroughly, and add the remaining flour mixture; mix just enough to thoroughly blend the ingredients. pour into a lightly greased 9 by 5-inch loaf pan.
• 7 bake in the oven for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. cool on a rack, slice, and serve warm.