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Gift of the Magi Bread

List of Ingredients







1 cup Butter (no substitutes)
2 cups Sugar
4 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
4 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
a pinch of Salt
2 cups Mashed Bananas
2 4oz. Cans of Mandarin Oranges
2 cups Chocolate Chips
2 cups Coconut
1 1/4 cups of Sliced Almonds
1 cup Sliced Maraschino Cherries [either red or green, or both kinds]
1 cup Chopped Figs [optional]




Recipe



Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Cream butter with sugar. Add eggs & vanilla beat until fluffy. Sift
four with baking soda& salt. Add alternately with mashed bananas.
Stir in goodies [maraschino cherries, coconut, mandarin oranges,
chocolate chips, almonds & figs]. Pour into mini loaf pans. Bake @
350 degrees F for 45 minutes to 60 minutes. Cool then slice into 1/4
slices before serving [this is a really rich, sweet bread]
Makes 8 to10 mini loaves, or 4 to 6 standard bread pans