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Title: Jamaican Banana Bread Categories: Breads, Desserts Yield: 16 Servings 2 T Stick margarine, softened 2 T Tub light cream cheese, --softened 1 c Sugar 1 lg Egg 2 c All-purpose flour 2 t Baking powder 1/2 t Baking soda 1/8 t Salt 1 c Mashed ripe bananas 1/2 c Skim milk 2 T Dark rum or 1/4t rum extract 1/2 t Grated lime rind 2 t Lime juice 1 t Vanilla extract 1/4 c Chopped pecans, toasted 1/4 c Flaked, sweetened coconut TOPPING 1/4 c Packed brown sugar 2 t Margarine 2 t Lime juice 2 t Dark rum or 1/8t rum extract 2 T Chopped pecans, toasted 2 T Flaked, sweetened coconut Preheat oven to 375F. Coat an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray; set aside. Beat 2 T margarine and cream cheese at medium speed; add 1 cup sugar, beating well. Add egg; beat well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir well. Combine banana, milk, rum, lime rind, lime juice and vanilla; stir well. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition. Stir in 1/4 c pecans and 1/4 c coconut. Pour batter into prepared pan; bake at 375F for 60 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan. Let cool slightly on wire rack. Topping: Combine brown sugar,margarine, lime juice and rum in saucepan; bring to a simmer. Cook 1 minute; stir constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in pecans and coconut; spoon over loaf. Per serving: 187 cal, 5.4 g fat (26%), 2.9 g pro, 32 g carb, 1 g fiber, 15 mg chol, 105 mg sod. Reprinted from Cooking Light Magazine, March 1997.
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