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Holiday Banana Bread

Preheat oven; 350 degrees
Makes two loaves.





List of Ingredients



• 1/2 cup margarine
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla
  
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 tsp. baking soda
  
• 3 large (or 4 medium) bananas; mashed
  
• 1\2/3 cup Maraschino cherries, halved
  
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  






Instructions



1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9x5x3-inch loaf pans, set aside.
   
2. Cream together margarine and sugar in a large bowl. Add eggs and vanilla; mix thoroughly. Sift together flour and baking soda; add dry ingreients to the bowl; beat just to combine ingredients. Add bananas; beat to combine.
   
3. Fold cherries and chocolate chips into batter. Divide batter equally in loaf pans.
   
4. Bake 50 to 60 minutes until done--when toothpick comes out clean.(If tops are browning too quickly, cover with greased brown paper.
   
5. If using mini-loaves, reduce baking time to about 30 minutes)
   
6. NOTE:
   
7. Red and green cherries may be used for extra holiday color. Quantities of chocolate chips and cherries may be adjusted to suit individual tastes.