Christmas Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed (medium size)
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherry
• 1/2 cup chopped dates

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°.
• 2 grease 2 loaf pans.
• 3 cream butter and sugar.
• 4 beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 5 mix flour, baking soda and salt.
• 6 add to creamed mixture alternately with bananas.
• 7 stir in coconut, almonds, cherries and dates.
• 8 pour into pans.
• 9 bake for 55 minutes, until pick comes out clean.
• 10 cool for 15 minutes before removing from pans.