Banana Split Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups bananas, ripe, mashed (about 4 medium bananas)
• 2 (8 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, drained
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (10 ounce) jar red maraschino cherries, well drained, chopped
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f & grease two 9"x5" loaf pans.
• 2 in a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt, then set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream shortening & sugar until light & fluffy, then add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 add the flour mixture, a little at a time, to the creamed mixture, alternately with the bananas & pineapple.
• 5 fold in the chocolate chips, cherries & nuts, then pour into the prepared loaf pans.
• 6 bake for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 7 cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack to cool completely.