Coconut Banana Bread

Coconut Banana Bread 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted 1 cup white granulated sugar 2 eggs room temperature 2 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 large ripe bananas 1 cup coconut flakes packed milk enough to cover coconut flakes Place coconut flakes in a measuring cup and add enough milk to cover the flakes. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes. (Milk will be squeezed out. You can drink coconut milk or use it in pancakes or cereal.) Preheat oven to 350° and grease an 8x4 bread baking dish. Mash bananas with a fork in a large mixing bowl. Whisk in eggs, sugar, melted butter, and vanilla extract until all mixed. Add flour, baking soda, and salt and gently whisk until the batter is smooth and everything is evenly combined. Squeeze milk out of coconut flakes and add flakes to the batter. Fold them in. Transfer batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 55-60 minutes. If the top of bread is browning too fast, loosely cover with aluminum foil to keep direct heat away. Take bread out and let it cool before cutting. Use serrated bread knife to slice the bread.