Banana Split Bread

It was another chilly weekend when I made this bread.  I was not sure what I wanted to make but with all the cold air we have been having, anything that sounded like a little bit of summer sounded like a good thing to make! I found this recipe on Pinterest.  I did make a couple slight changes and would certainly make this recipe again! Lots of flavors in this bread!!

INGREDIENTS
2/3 cup shortening or butter
1 1/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups mashed banana (about 4 medium)
2 (8 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 ( 10 ounce) jar red maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degree’s. In a large bowl cream shortening (or butter) and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after adding each one. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Give this mixture  a little whisk to get any lumps out. Add this mixture a little bit at a time to your creamed butter/sugar mixture alternating adding the mashed banana’s and pineapple. When you have that well combined, stir in the chocolate chips, cherries and walnuts.  Pour into two well greased 9 x 5 loaf pans and bake for 60 -65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool for ten minutes before removing the loaves to a cooling rack.

Enjoy,