Cherry-Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 0.5 tsp baking soda 
• 1 cup fully bananas ripe mashed ( 3)
• 0.3 cup butter softened
• 1.5 tsp calumet baking powder 
• 2  eggs 
• 1.8 cups flour 
• 0.7 cup brown sugar light packed
• 10 oz maraschino cherries 
• 0.7 cup planters walnuts chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• baking pan
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Drain maraschino cherries, reserving 2 Tbsp. juice.
3. Cut cherries into quarters; set aside.
4. Combine next 3 ingredients.
5. Mix eggs, butter, sugar and reserved cherry juice in medium bowl until blended.
6. Add bananas; mix well.
7. Add flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Stir in cherries and nuts.
8. Pour into 9-inch square baking pan sprayed with cooking spray.
9. Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 min.; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.