Coconut Banana Bread #Recipe PegCochran/Margaret Loudon

 

I wanted to make something special for Easter breakfast but with all the other cooking and preparing, I also wanted something simple.  This easy coconut banana bread fit the bill. I thought the addition of coconut made it special and more "spring like".             

3 very ripe bananas mashed (1 ½ cups)

1/3 cup melted butter

1 cup sugar  

1 beaten egg  

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking soda

pinch of salt

1 1/2 cups flour

½ cup coconut shredded or flaked plus extra for topping (optional)

 

Preheat oven to 350

Mix all ingredients by hand until well incorporated

 

Pour into a greased bread pan  

 

 Sprinkle top with coconut if desired.

 

Bake 50 to 60 minutes until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean (check at about 50 minutes)

 

 

  

 

When a wealthy local benefactor is slain on the farm, Monica has to figure out who wanted to cash in on the killing . . .

As Sassamanash Farms hunkers down for the long winter, Monica agrees to let the local animal shelter host their Christmas-themed fundraiser there. The draw of the event—a chance to have your pet’s picture taken with Santa—brings in animal lovers from far and wide. But when the crackling fire dies down and the festive holiday props are all carted away, Monica discovers a very un-jolly sight next to the barn—the dead body of one of the shelter’s biggest donors. With the farm’s good name in jeopardy, Monica goes to work to root out the killer.

By all accounts the victim was a charming and generous supporter of the shelter, but Monica discovers that he was loathed by those who knew him for being tight-fisted and unscrupulous. Suspecting money might be the motive, she turns her sights on his stylish wife and her lavish lifestyle, along with the manager of the struggling shelter, who stood to collect a hefty bequest from his will. But as Monica closes in on one final clue, the culprit closes in on her. Caught unawares, she’ll have to survive the brutal winter weather, as well as a cold-blooded killer . . . 

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