Rainy Days

Today it was super gross and sprinkling when I woke up. After my sister took me to a crazy ex-marine kickboxing class, and I almost died, I started my search for another recipe. I decided, against my better judgment to make Banana-Coconut-Date bread, after Tara convinced me it would be a good "rainy day food". It has whole wheat flour, dates and NO butter. Not a very Chubish dessert to say the least. I got the recipe from Food Blogga. And it was sooooooooo goood! uhh, yummaaay!!! heres the recipe:

Banana Coconut Date Bread
1 cup lightly toasted shredded sweetened coconut
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs plus four eggwhites (i just used 4 eggs)
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/4 canola oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 small ripe bananas (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup pitted, coarsely chopped Medjool dates
1/2 walnuts, coarsely chopped (I used pecans)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees spray loaf pans with Pam, or butter, whichever you have.

To toast coconut, place shredded coconut in dry skillet over medium-low heat for about five minutes, stirring occasionally.

In a medium bowl whisk flours, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves in a bowl. Set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine brown sugar and agges. Add buttermilk, oil and vanilla, beat until combined. Add bananas and beat briefly.

Add flour mixture to egg mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in dates, coconut, nuts and I added chocolate chips (I needed some chocolate in something I made). Batter should be very thick. I split the batter between to pans and baked them for about 40 minutes; but if using one pan you should bake it for 60-75 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes and enjoy!





uhhh. so delicious.