Difficulty: Beginner
Baked Goods
Tropical Banana Bread
Chef John
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 1 hrs
Difficulty: Beginner
Breakfast never tasted better! This twist on traditional banana bread will be your family's new favorite breakfast treat.
Instructions
- Step 1: Burning the recteq Ultimate Blend Pellets, set your recteq to 350°F and allow it to come up to temp.
- Step 2: In a mixing bowl add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix with whisk until well combined and set aside. In electric mixer, add butter and sugar and whisk until butter is creamy.
- Step 3: Add eggs one at a time, making sure the first egg is combined before adding the next. Add bananas, yogurt, rum, and vanilla; whisk until well blended.
- Step 4: Add flour mixture; whisk at low speed just until moist. Fold in 1/2 cup of shredded coconut. Spoon batter into a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle top with toasted coconut and place in recteq.
- Step 5: Bake for 1 hour or until center is set and a tooth pick can enter the center of bread and comes out clean. Remove from recteq and let cool for 10 minutes before trying to remove it from the loaf pan.
- Step 6: Remove and place on wire rack. Combine powdered sugar and lime juice and whisk together and drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely on wire rack.
Ingredients
Serving Sizes
Ingredients
- 2 cup(s) All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon(s) Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) Salt
- 1 cup(s) Sugar
- 1/4 cup(s) Butter, softened
- 2 Eggs
- 3 Ripe Bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup(s) Yogurt
- 4 tablespoon(s) Dark Rum
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 cup(s) Sweetened Coconut
- 1/2 cup(s) Powdered Sugar
- 2 tablespoon(s) Lime Juice
Tools Needed
- Electric Stand Mixer
- Spatula
- 9 x 5 Inch Loaf Pan
- Non-stick spray
- Mixing Bowl
- Step 1: Burning the recteq Ultimate Blend Pellets, set your recteq to 350°F and allow it to come up to temp.
- Step 2: In a mixing bowl add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix with whisk until well combined and set aside. In electric mixer, add butter and sugar and whisk until butter is creamy.
- Step 3: Add eggs one at a time, making sure the first egg is combined before adding the next. Add bananas, yogurt, rum, and vanilla; whisk until well blended.
- Step 4: Add flour mixture; whisk at low speed just until moist. Fold in 1/2 cup of shredded coconut. Spoon batter into a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle top with toasted coconut and place in recteq.
- Step 5: Bake for 1 hour or until center is set and a tooth pick can enter the center of bread and comes out clean. Remove from recteq and let cool for 10 minutes before trying to remove it from the loaf pan.
- Step 6: Remove and place on wire rack. Combine powdered sugar and lime juice and whisk together and drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely on wire rack.
Chef Pairings
Add a side of SmokeStone Bacon & Eggs for a simple breakfast that will impress the brunch crowd.