Gift Of The Magi Bread

• 1/2 c. butter or margarine
• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1 c. mashed bananas
• 1 (11 oz.) can mandarin orange segments, drained
• 1 (6 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips
• 1 c. shredded coconut
• 2/3 c. sliced almonds
• 1/2 c. maraschino cherries, chopped
• 1/2 c. dried figs, chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Cream butter or margarine with granulated sugar.
3. Add eggs and vanilla.
4. Sift flour with baking soda and salt.
5. Add alternately with bananas.
6. Stir in mandarin oranges, chocolate chips, coconut, 1/2
7. cup sliced almonds, cherries, and figs.
8. Pour into 2 greased 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 inch loaf pans.
9. Sprinkle remaining sliced almonds over tops.
10. Bake 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
11. When cool, sieve confectioners
12. sugar over tops.

butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, bananas, orange segments, chocolate chips, coconut, almonds, maraschino cherries, dried figs

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=102792 (may not work)