aloha bread

Name: Aloha Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 - (10 ounces) jar maraschino cherries; 1 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2/3 cup(s) packed brown sugar; 1/3 cup(s) butter or margarine, softened; 2 - eggs; 1 cup(s) mashed ripe banana; 1/2 cup(s) chopped macadamia nuts or walnuts

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Lisa Johnson

Macon, GA

Updated on Nov 9, 2011

My family loves it and I make them for dessert after dinner. It is so easy and simple to make a bread and it is so delicious and tasty.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

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yield 16 slices

Ingredients

1 - (10 ounces) jar maraschino cherries
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 - eggs
1 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts or walnuts

How To Make aloha bread

Step 1

Drain maraschio cherries, reserving 2 tablespoons juice. Cut cherries into quarters; set aside. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl; set aside. In medium bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, eggs and reserved cherry juice; mix at medium speed of electric mixer until ingredients are thoroughly combined. Add flour mixture alternately with mashed bananas, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in cherries and nuts. Lightly spray 9X5X3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake in preheated 350 F. oven 1 hour or until loaf is golden brown and toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack. Store in tightly covered container or wrapped in foil.
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