Hawaiian Banana Pineapple Bread

Submitted by Debbie Flinner of Canton, Ohio

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups mashed, ripe bananas
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 8-oz. can crushed pineapple, drained

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients, stir in pecans.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients, mix well.
4. Pour wet mixture into the dry mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
5. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8″ x 4″ loaf pans. Bake 1-1/2 hours, or until wooden toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.
6. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans and let cool on wire rack.