Tropical Tea Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter
• 2/3 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup coconut, toasted
• 1 cup banana
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 3 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cream butter; add honey.
• 2 beat in eggs.
• 3 sift flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
• 4 add coconut, previously toasted at 350 degrees for 5 minutes on cookie sheet.
• 5 mix banana, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla.
• 6 add alternately with dry ingrienents.
• 7 blend only until just moistened.
• 8 spoon into well greased 9"x5" loaf pan.
• 9 bake in 350 degree fahrenheit oven for 55 minutes.
• 10 allow to coool 5 minutes before removing from pan.
• 11 it slices better as it ages and freezes well.