JAMAICAN BANANA-RUM BREAD BREAD 2 Tbls Butter 2 Tbls tub Cream Cheese 1 cp Sugar 1 large Egg 2 cp Flour 2 tsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Baking Soda 1/8 tsp Salt 1 cp ripe Banana, mashed 4 oz Evaporated Milk 2 Tbls Dark Rum or 1/4 tsp Rum Extract plus 2 Tbls Water 1/2 tsp grated Lime Rind 1 Tbls Lime Juice 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1/4 cp chopped Pecans, toasted In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, sugar and egg on medium speed until fluffy. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a third bowl, combine banana, milk, rum, lime rind, lime juice and vanilla. With mixer on medium, alternately add flour mix, then banana mix to butter mix. Stir in pecans. Pour into greased 4x8 loaf pan and bake at 375 for 1 hour, or until toothpick comes clean. Cool in pan for 10 min, than turn onto rack to cool. TOPPING 1/4 cp packed Brown Sugar 2 tsp Butter 2 tsp Lime Juice 2 tsp Dark Rum or 1/8 tsp Rum Extract and 2 tsp Water 2 Tbls chopped Pecans, toasted 2 Tbls Baker's Coconut In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, lime juice, and rum. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in pecans and coconut. Spoon over bread.