Ingredients:

• 1 1⁄2 cup all purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 ripe bananas
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄4 teaspoon banana flavor (optional)*
• 1⁄2 cup shredded sweetened coconut
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans/walnut or a combo 1⁄2 cup cinnamon flav-r-bites (optional)*
• 2 tablespoons sparkling sugar (optional)*

Process:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9×5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt… set aside.
• In a mixer fitted with a paddle, beat together bananas, sugar, oil, buttermilk, vanilla, eggs and banana flavoring until relatively smooth.
• Add in coconut, nuts and flav-r-bites.
• Add in flour mixture and mix until well combined.
• Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle with sparkling sugar and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove and cover with foil and bake for an additional 30 minutes or until a cake tester inserted comes out clean.
• Remove loaf from pan and let cool before slicing.
• Bread can be held at room temp, wrapped well in plastic wrap for up to 4 days or frozen for up to 3 months.