Aloha Hawaiian Banana Bread

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

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour or 3 cups bread flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups splenda sugar substitute
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped nuts (macadamias are preferred)
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup canola oil or 1 cup olive oil
• 2 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, in its own juice, drained
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons honey
• bakers joy cooking spray (or extra flour and shortening)

Recipe

• 1 your will need two (8 1/2x4 1/2x3) loaf pans.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 spray two (8 1/2x4 1/2x3) loaf pans with bakers joy (or grease and flour) and set aside.
• 4 in a medium bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients and stir with a wire wh.isk to blend well.
• 5 stir in nuts to combine and set aside.
• 6 in another bowl, combine the eggs, oil, mashed bananas, pineapple, vanilla and honey (if you're using splenda) stir lightly just to mix.
• 7 add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix only enough to moisten the dry.
• 8 do not overmix or your bread will be tough and heavy.
• 9 its ok to have some lumps.
• 10 spoon the dough into the two pans,making sure to divide it equally between the two.
• 11 bake for about 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes.
• 12 a good rule of thumb is to check after about 50 minutes.
• 13 insert a toothpick or bamboo skewer into the center to test for doneness.
• 14 this bread will crack--don't worry.
• 15 once done, remove to wire racks and cool for about 10-12 minutes in pans.
• 16 turn the bread out carefully onto the racks.
• 17 allow it to sit for about 15 minutes upside down, then carefully turn right side up to finish cooling.
• 18 as with any bread, slice with a serrated knife and enjoy.
• 19 just a note--if you use splenda or any artificial sweetener, the shelf life will be shorter and texture may not be the same than if you had used real sugar.