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Cherry Banana Bread
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 60 Minutes
Servings: 16
This is pretty good!
Ingredients:
1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts or walnuts (i used chopped pecans)
Directions:
1. Drain maraschino cherries, reserving 2 T juice. Cut cherries into quarters.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
3. Combine sugar, butter, eggs and reserved cherry juice in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer at medium speed 3-4 minutes or until well mixed.
4. Add flour mixture and mashed bananas alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
5. Stir in drained cherries and nuts.
6. Lightly spray 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spread batter evenly in pan.
7. Bake in preheated 350F oven 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
8. Remove from pan; let cool on wire rack.
9. To store, wrap bread in plastic wrap.
By RecipeOfHealth.com