"Merry Morning" Banana Bread
A festive banana bread for the holiday season
Ingredients
- 1/2 c butter, softened
- 1 c sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 c all purpose flour
- 1 c spelt flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 1/4 c mashed ripe bananas (about 3)
- 1/2 c dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 c chopped walnuts
- 1/3 c quartered maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, until combined.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Gradually add to the creamed mixture.
- Mix in the bananas until just combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips, walnuts, and cherries.
- Bake for 60-80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
*If you don't have spelt flour, feel free to substitute with all-purpose flour at a 1 to 1 ratio.