Christmas Banana Bread

Name: Christmas Banana Bread
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 loaf, 8 serving(s)
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.)

Submitted by EURrosa1

"This is one of my favorite banana breads. I love bananas, but the ones available in the US are not as tasty as the Brazilians, so banana bread is my way of enjoying this fruit. I am not criticizing, it is just that bananas grow all over Brazil, from North to South, so it is just obvious we have better ones there! ;-)"

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 1 loaf
Serves:: 8

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.)

directions

Cream butter and sugar in large mixing bowl.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Gradually addo to creamed butter.
MIx in bananas; fold in walnuts, chocolate and cherries.
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.
Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.

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Reviews

Lovely cake, perfect thing for school lunches as it is firm not crumbly . I omitted the choc chips and doubled the dried apricots and it is great and also pretty. Made for Pool Party Tag.

katew