Christmas in The Islands Bread

Satisfy your soul with pineapple, coconut, dried cherries, and a touch of rum, mon!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 173 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ cup dried cherries
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon dark rum, or rum flavoring
• 2 cups canned crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 ⅓ cups toasted coconut

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.

Step 2

Beat together eggs, oil, rum, and milk in a bowl. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in a separate bowl. Mix the flour into the eggs until just moistened. Gently fold in the pineapple, cherries, and coconut. Pour into prepared pans.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool on a wire rack.