Hawaiian Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 2 cups banana very ripe mashed
• 8 ounce pineapple crushed drained canned
• 1 cup coconut or flaked
• 3  eggs beaten
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 cup maraschino cherries diced
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 1 cup vegetable oil 
• 1 cup walnuts chopped
• 2 cups sugar white

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• mixing bowl
• wire rack
• loaf pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, sugar and cinnamon.
3. Add the walnuts, eggs, oil, banana, pineapple, vanilla, coconut and cherries; stir just until blended.
4. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pans.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 minutes, or until a tooth pick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.