Banana Nut Pina Colada Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 8 ounces pina colada yogurt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup Kahlua or milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 cups bananas, mashed
• 3 1/2 cups flour, self-rising
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°.

2. 2

   Grease and flour two loaf pans.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together sugar and butter.

4. 4

   while mixing, add eggs, one at a time.

5. 5

   blend in the yogurt, milk, Kahlua, vanilla and lemon juice.

6. 6

   From here on only use a spoon to-- add the mashed bananas.

7. 7

   fold in the flour and baking powder, stir.

8. 8

   sprinkle in the nuts and stir. If you leave out the nuts, also reduce the milk to 1/4 cup.

9. 9

   Pour the mixture into two prepared pans.

10. 10

    Bake at 350° for 50 to 60 minutes.

11. 11

    Tip: In choosing your backing pan, keep in mind that glass cooks more quickly than metal, dark metal cooks more quickly than light metal.