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Holiday Banana Bread

Holiday Banana Bread

January 10, 2016 by Ida S in Recipe

HOLIDAY BANANA BREAD RECIPE

yield: 3 Loafs

  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 cup Shortening
  • 2 Eggs
  • 6 Ripe Bananas, mashed
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 4 cups Flour
  • 2 tsp Soda
  • 1 cup Dates, cut
  • 1 cup Maraschino Cherries (10 oz jar), cut coarsely

Cream sugar and shortening. Beat eggs; then add vanilla and bananas, mixing throughly

Sift together flour and soda and add to first mixture. Stir in dates and cherries.

Divide into 3 greased and floured loaf pans, 7 3/8" x 3 5/8" x 2 1/4". Bake at 350 for 45-60 minutes

OPEN OVEN DOOR AS FEW TIMES AS POSSIBLE.