Coconut Cranberry Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut, shredded
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 teaspoon rum extract (or vanilla extract)
• 1 cup cranberries, chopped (fresh or frozen-no need to thaw)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f coat a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, coconut, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• 3 in a smaller bowl, whisk together buttermilk, pineapple juice, eggs, oil and extract.
• 4 stir wet mixture into flour mixture until just moistened; fold in chopped cranberries.
• 5 pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until wooden skewer inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.
• 6 cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove bread from pan and continue cooling on wire rack.