A cake-like banana bread made w/ coconut, oatmeal and dark chocolate.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 overripe bananas, mashed
1 stick butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup old fashioned oats
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, coarsely chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter the bottom and sides of one 5x10 loaf pan and set aside.
In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sea salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
In a small mixer bowl, add the butter and sugar and mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time. Add the mashed bananas, vanilla extract, oatmeal, coconut, and dark chocolate chips. Add the dry ingredients and mix until incorporated. Bake for 1 hour.
For the butter: in a small mixer bowl, add the butter, scraped vanilla beans, vanilla extract and honey. Beat until the butter is smooth and creamy and all the ingredients are well incorporated.