Christmas Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups ripe bananas, mashed (about 3 medium)
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup maraschino cherry, cut in half (or dried apricots, cranberries, pineapple, etc.)

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar in large mixing bowl.
• 2 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. gradually addo to creamed butter.
• 4 mix in bananas; fold in walnuts, chocolate and cherries.
• 5 pour into greased 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pan. bake at 350 f for 60 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.
• 6 cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.