Aloha Loaf Recipes

ALOHA QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in banana, milk, orange zest and extracts. , Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in coconut, nuts and pineapple. Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. , Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

ALOHA L.A. COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Garnish: 2 limes, cut into wedges
• In a blender, combine the pineapple, rum, agave nectar, and lime juice. Blend until the pineapple is almost pureed. Pour the pineapple mixture into a large pitcher. Add the ice and stir. Slowly pour in the ginger ale.
• Pour the cocktail into glasses and garnish with lime wedges.

ALOHA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 12 muffin cups with paper or foil liners. Whisk first 4 ingredients; set aside. Beat eggs and sugar on medium speed for 1 minute. Add oil and coconut extract; beat 1 minute more. Add half the flour mixture; beat on low speed. Combine coconut milk and vinegar. Add half to batter; beat just until combined. Beat in the remaining flour mixture, then the remaining coconut milk mixture just until smooth., Fill prepared cups two-thirds full. Bake until cupcakes are golden brown and spring back lightly when touched, 15-18 minutes (do not overbake). Cool on wire rack., For frosting, cream shortening and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup at a time, adding finely chopped pineapple and pineapple juice after beating in 2 cups of sugar. Add additional confectioners' sugar and pineapple juice to reach desired consistency., Spoon frosting onto cupcakes. Top with toasted coconut and, if desired, chopped macadamia nuts.

ORANGE LOAF

Steps:

• Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nuts.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter or margarine and 1 cup sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in rind and 1/2 cup juice. Pour in flour mixture, and stir until moistened. Turn into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until done. Remove loaf from oven, but not from pan.
• Combine 1/2 cup orange juice with 1/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Heat and stir to dissolve sugar. Spoon glaze over hot loaf. Let stand in pan for 10 minutes before removing loaf to rack to cool.

ALOHA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• In a large mixing bowl, cream margarine and sugar.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Combine the banana and buttermilk in a small cup.
• In a separate small bowl, stir together the flour, soda, baking powder and salt.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with the banana and buttermilk mixture to the egg mixture.
• Fold in chopped cherries.
• Pour into an ungreased loaf pan.
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the loaf returns clean.
• Makes 1 loaf or 18 slices.
• Calories per serving: 143 Fat: 3 gm. Cholesterol: 30 mg. with egg; 0 gm. with substitute Sodium: 142mg.
• For exchange diets, count: 1 bread/starch, 1/2 fruit and 1/2 fat.

OOH LA LA ALOHA LOAF!

Steps:

• Cut the top off the bread and hollow out the bowl by tearing out the middle of bread.
• Reserve the torn bread pieces, wrapped to preserve freshness.
• Combine ingredients, mixing well.
• Spoon into hollowed out bread, replace the top crust and bake for 45 minutes at 300* degrees.
• Serve with bread pieces, crackers, or buttered & broiled (or just plain) French baguette slices.