Nutty Coconut Bread

Janet

4 eggs                                                                          ½ tsp. soda

2 cups sugar                                                                ½ tsp. baking powder

1 cup salad oil                                                             ½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. coconut flavor                                                   1 cup buttermilk (1 Tbs. vinegar)

3 cups flour                                                                 1 cup flaked coconut

                                                                                    1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

In mixing bowl, blend together eggs, sugar, oil and coconut flavoring.  In separate bowl, sift together flour, soda, baking powder and salt.  Add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk.  Mix in coconut and nuts.  Pour into small loaf pans.  Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.  Remove from oven and pour sauce over loaves while still hot and in pans (first remove paper).  Remove from pans when cooled.

Sauce:  1 cup sugar                                                      ½ cup water

                                                                                    2 Tbs. butter, melted

Heat in saucepan until butter melts (can bring to a boil).