Cherry Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sucanat or 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup vegan margarine or 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
• 2 eggs or 1 mashed ripe banana
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana

Recipe

• 1 drain maraschino cherries, reserving 2 tablespoons juice.
• 2 cut cherries into quarters.
• 3 combine flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• 4 combine sugar, butter, eggs [or one mashed banana], and reserved cherry juice in large bowl. beat with electric mixer at medium speed 3-4 minutes or until well mixed.
• 5 alternate between adding flour mixture and mashed bananas, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. if the mixture seems a bit too dry, you might want to try adding some water at the end. i suggest adding it a teaspoon or so at a time.
• 6 stir in drained cherries.
• 7 grease a loaf pan and spread batter evenly in pan.
• 8 bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until brown.
• 9 remove from pan and let cool on wire rack. to store, wrap in plastic wrap or foil and keep in a cool, dry place.