Paul and Penny

A Hawaiian style banana bread with pineapple. This is very, very good.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups plain flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans or macadamia)
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups mashed bananas
• 1 (8 oz.) can of crushed pineapple (well drained)

Preparation:

In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and cinnamon; stir in nuts. Set aside.

Combine remaining ingredients in another mixing bowl; blend well. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until just moist. Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350° for approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. Check center of loaf with toothpick (I use an uncooked spaghetti strand) and if it comes out clean, its done. Cool 10 minutes before removing from the pan.

2 boxes Jiffy banana muffin mix

Mix according to directions and add the one lg very ripe banana.

Makes about 12-15 muffins.

Bake according to box directions.

½ c margarine, softened

1 c. sugar

2 eggs

2 bananas, mashed

2 c. flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

¾ c. chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 °. Cream margarine and sugar, add eggs, add dry ingredients. Add nuts. Fill greased loaf pans ½ full and bake for about 1 hour.  Check after 30 minutes.