Ingredients

• 1/3 cup softened butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 cups brown rice flour or 2 cups rice flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana
• 1 cup toasted coconut

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until creamy.

3. Beat in eggs, one at a time.

4. Stir in buttermilk and lemon extract and mix well.

5. Combine rice flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and add to the butter mixture.

6. Stir in bananas and coconut and mix well.

7. Spoon the mixture into two greased mini loaf pans (5 1/2 by 3 inches).

8. Bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.

9. Cool in pans 2 minutes, then turn out and cool completely.