Coconut Banana Bread with Lime Glaze

What better way to start the blog than with the deliciousness of the coconut banana bread? Ha!

adapted by Our Best Bites from Cooking Light

2 C flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 C sugar

1/4 C real butter, softened

2 large eggs

1 1/2 C mashed ripe bananas (about 4 bananas)

1/4 C sour cream

3 Tbs milk

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 C coconut

Topping

2 Tbs additional coconut

Glaze

1/2 C powdered sugar whisked together with 1 1/2 Tbs fresh squeezed lime juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until blended. Add eggs and beat to combine. Add banana, sour cream, milk, and vanilla. Beat until blended. Add flour mixture and beat at a slow speed until just combined. Stir in 1/2 C coconut.

Pour batter into a 9x5 loaf pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle additional 2 Tbs coconut on top.

Bake for about 1 hour or until a knife that has been entered into the center comes out clean. Note: Check the bread after about 40 minutes. If the coconut on top has browned, cover with aluminum foil so that the coconut doesn't burn while it finishes cooking.

When done, remove from oven and place on cooling rack for about 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Whisk powdered sugar and lime juice together for the glaze and then drizzle on top.

Just in case you forgot what it looks like and how delicious the bread tastes, here's a picture for you.