Christmas Banana Bread

By á-2700

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries

Preparation

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Beat in the bananas just until combined. Stir in the walnuts, chocolate chips and cherries.

Pour into greased 9x5 loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 70-80 mins. or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 mins. before removing from pan to a wire rack.