Holiday Fruit and Nut Banana Bread
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List of Ingredients
1 3/4 cups flour
2/3 cups sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/3 cup margarine
1 cup mashed very ripe banana (2 or 3)
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or almonds
1/4 cup candied chopped citron
1/4 cup candied chopped orange peel
1/4 cup candied chopped pineapple
1/4 cup candied chopped red cherries
1/4 cup raisins
Sift all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl including
the sugar. Cut in margarine with a pastry blender to a coarse crumb
consistency. Beat in the banana and eggs with low speed of mixer
for a few minutes. Stir in all the othe r ingredients by hand.
Place mixture into a well greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf
pan. Bake in a 350F oven for 60 to 70 minutes or until tested done
in center with toothpick. Cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Then
remove to cool completely. When cool, wrap well and let mellow
overnight before slicing.
Yield: 1 large loaf
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