Coconut Banana Bread

I found this on another blog and thought it looked yummy! I am going to try it this weekend...

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 sticks butter, softened
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 large eggs (I used egg substitute)
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest (I used 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract) optional
4 mashed ripe banana 3 tablespoons sour cream (I used light)
3/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts (Did not use) optional
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Preheat oven 350. Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the sugar, applesauce, beat in the vanilla, the eggs, the zest, the banana, and the sour cream. Add the flour mixture, beat the batter until it is just combined, and stir in the macadamia nuts and the coconut. Pour the batter into greased muffin tin, Bake 15-18 mins or bread pan, Bake 40-50 mins

Margie's Banana Bread

3/4 C margarine or butter
1 1/2 C sugar
4-5 VERY ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/2 C buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 C flour

*Mix everything together except the flour and slowly add flour to mixture. Put in greased loaf tins or muffin tins and bake at 375F 45-55 mins for big loaf tins, 30-40 mins for small loafs, 30 mins for muffins

This is the absolute BEST banana bread recipe I have ever used, I always add about 1/2-3/4C of chopped walnuts as well...so yummy!!