Gift Of The Magi Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Cream butter or margarine with granulated sugar.
Add eggs and vanilla.
Sift flour with baking soda and salt.
Add alternately with bananas.
Stir in mandarin oranges, chocolate chips, coconut, 1/2
cup sliced almonds, cherries, and figs.
Pour into 2 greased 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 inch loaf pans.
Sprinkle remaining sliced almonds over tops.
Bake 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
When cool, sieve confectioners
sugar over tops.