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Gift of the Magi Bread Recipe

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Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
½ Cup Butter softened
1 Cup Sugar
2 eggs
1 t vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 t baking soda
½ t salt
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 cups)
1 can (11 oz) mandarin oranges, drained
1 ½ cup flaked coconut
⅔ cup sliced almonds, divided
1 jar of chopped maraschino cherries
Directions:
Directions:
In mixing bowl cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture a small amount at a time. Also add the banana with the flour mixture. Stir in oranges, coconut, 1/2 cup of almonds and cherries.

Pour batter into 2 greased 8in x 4 in x 2 in loaf pans. Sprinkle bottom of plans with remaining almonds.

Bake at 350º for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Usually it takes about an 1hour 15 minutes at least.

Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
20
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
15 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This a very moist bread and so good when you put it in the refrigerator before serving.

 

 

 

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