Ingredients
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3 cups all-purpose flour or 3 cups bread flour
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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2 cups Splenda sugar substitute
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 cup chopped nuts (macadamias are preferred)
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3 eggs, beaten
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1 cup canola oil or 1 cup olive oil
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2 cups mashed ripe bananas
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1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, in its own juice, drained
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 tablespoons honey
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bakers joy cooking spray (or extra flour and shortening)
Instructions
- Your will need two (8 1/2x4 1/2x3) loaf pans.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray two (8 1/2x4 1/2x3) loaf pans with Bakers Joy (or grease and flour) and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients and stir with a wire wh.isk to blend well.
- Stir in nuts to combine and set aside.
- In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil, mashed bananas, pineapple, vanilla and honey (if you're using Splenda) Stir lightly just to mix.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix only enough to moisten the dry.
- DO NOT overmix or your bread will be tough and heavy.
- Its ok to have some lumps.
- Spoon the dough into the two pans,making sure to divide it equally between the two.
- Bake for about 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes.
- A good rule of thumb is to check after about 50 minutes.
- Insert a toothpick or bamboo skewer into the center to test for doneness.
- This bread will crack--don't worry.
- Once done, remove to wire racks and cool for about 10-12 minutes in pans.
- Turn the bread out carefully onto the racks.
- Allow it to sit for about 15 minutes upside down, then carefully turn right side up to finish cooling.
- As with any bread, slice with a serrated knife and enjoy.
- 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.