Cherry Banana Macadamian Bread Makes 1 loaf 1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup mashed ripe bananas 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
Pour the jar of Maraschino Cherries into a collender to remove the liquid. Reserve 2 tablespoons of juice. Cut each cherry into slices; set aside. In a bowl add the butter, sugar, eggs and the 2 tablespoons of maraschino juice. Mix together till well mixed. In another bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Using a whisk stir the dry ingredients till mixed. Add the 1/3 of the flour and 1/3 of the mashed banana. Continue to do that till all the flour and banana is gone. Mix in the cherries and the nuts. Do not over mix. Lightly grease a large loaf pan and pour the batter into the pan. Bake in a preheated 350F. oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and set on a wire rack to cool. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Holiday_Express/ Need some new holiday recipes? Crafts? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
