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Holiday Banana-Nut Bread


From the Kitchen of:  Helen
Source:  The Southern Living Our Best Christmas Recipes Cookbook

This is a really good, moist banana bread.

Preheat oven to 325F. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; add to banana mixture stirring until well blended. Stir in pecans, coconut and raisins.

Spoon batter into a greased and floured 8-1/2 X 4-1/2 X 3 inch loaf pan. Bake at 325F for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cover with foil the last 15 minutes of baking. Cool in pan on a wire rarck for 10 minutes; remove from pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.