Christmas Banana Bread

MrsKette's Note:

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! ;-)

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 1.0 loaf

• 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:

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.

Reviews

[katew]

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.