Strawberry Coconut Bread

Moist, sweet and tart.

Ingredients:

• 2 Eggs, large
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
• 3/4 cup sugar, granulated
• 1 1/2 cup strawberries, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup coconut, shredded, sweetened
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 1/2 x 5 1/2-inch loaf pan or three 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 loaf pans.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs until fluffy;add oil, extract and sugar and continue beating until light.
3. Mix in berries
4. In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Add to the strawberry mixture; blending just until flour is moistened. No more than 20 second; do not overmix.
5. Spoon into prepared loaf pan(s) Bake 50-60 minutes for large loaf; 45-55 minutes for small loaves.
6. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, loosen and turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

Yields: 1 large or 3 small loaves.