Christmas Bread
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 bananas
1 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup maraschino cherries
Cream shortening and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Combine flour, salt and baking soda, and add to creamed mixture. Add bananas and mix well. Stir in nuts, chips and cherries. Divide into 2 small loaf pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
from the Nov. 2010 issue of Today in Mississippi
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