Fresh Pineapple Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 tablespoons soft butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup finely chopped fresh pineapple (packed firmly, with pineapple bits and juice)

Recipe

• 1 sift together the first four ingredients.
• 2 add nuts to the dry mixture.
• 3 cream together sugar, butter and eggs until fluffy.
• 4 stir in half the flour mixture.
• 5 add pineapple.
• 6 blend in the remaining flour mixture and pour onto a well greased 9x5x3 inch pan.
• 7 combine 2 tbsp sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon and sprinkle on top of the bread mixture.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for one hour.