Banana Coconut Cardamom Bread Recipes

CARDAMOM BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a small saucepan, combine the raisins and the rum.
• Cook over medium heat until simmering, then remove from the heat and allow to cool 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, mix together the mashed bananas, brown sugar, canola oil, and eggs with an electric mixer for 1 minute.
• Sift together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cardamom; stir into the egg mixture with a spoon until well blended.
• Stir in the walnuts and the rum soaked raisins last.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Allow bread to cool slightly before removing from the pan.

BANANA PECAN COCONUT MUFFINS OR BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Place muffin liners in pan, or grease pan.
• Cream butter and brown sugar.
• Add eggs to butter and sugar, combine.
• Add bananas, combine well.
• Combine flour, salt, soda and cardamom together and then add to sugar mixture, stir until barely incorporated.
• Stir in pecans and coconut.
• Spoon into muffin tins and bake for about 20 minutes, until center is just set, they won't brown very much.
• I love these spread with even *more* butter!