How To make Coconut and Macadamia Nut Banana BreadsJb

2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
3/4 ts Double-acting baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 t Salt
3/4 c Unsalted butter, softened
1 c Firmly packed light brown
-sugar 1/2 c Granulated sugar
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
3 lg Eggs
1 tb Freshly grated lemon zest
1 1/3 c Mashed ripe banana (about 3
-large) 3 tb Sour cream
3/4 c Chopped macadamia nuts
1 c Sweetened flaked coconut,
-toasted lightly and cooled
Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the sugars, beat in the vanilla, the eggs, 1 at a time, the zest, the banana, and the sour cream. Add the flour mixture, beat the batter until it is just combined, and stir in the macadamia nuts and the coconut. Divide the batter among 5 buttered and floured loaf pans, each 5 3/4 by 3 1/4 by 2 inches, and bake the breads in the middle of a preheated 350