Pineapple Nut Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2
   Grease a 9-inch loaf pan.
3. 3
   Beat brown sugar and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
4. 4
   Add eggs one at a time, blending the first into the brown sugar mixture before adding the other.
5. 5
   Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a separate bowl.
6. 6
   Stir about half the flour mixture into the brown sugar mixture.
7. 7
   Pour pineapple with its juice into the brown sugar mixture and stir; add remaining flour mixture and stir just until a batter forms.
8. 8
   Fold pecans and raisins into the batter; pour into prepared loaf pan.
9. 9
   Mix white sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl; sprinkle over the batter in the loaf pan.
10. 10
    Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.
11. 11
    Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.