Gift of the magi bread

Gift of the magi bread

Ingredients/Components

• margarine - 1/2 c
• eggs - 2 item
• flour - 2 c
• mashed bananas - 1 c
• can drained mandarin orange segments - 1 oz
• pkg - 1 oz
• shredded coconut - 1 c
• sliced almonds - 2/3 c
• sliced maraschino cherries - 1/2 c
• chopped dried figs - 1/2 c
• sugar - 1 c
• vanilla - 1 tsp
• pinch of salt - 1 item
• baking soda - 1 tsp
• confectioners sugar - 1 item

How to make gift of the magi bread:

Cream margarine with sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat until fluffy. Mix flour, soda and salt. Add alternately with mashed bananas to first mixture. Stir in orange segments, chocolate pieces, coconut, almonds, cherries and figs. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Sprinkle with sliced almonds over top. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes. When cool, sift confectioners sugar over tops. Remove from pans and slice thinly to serve.

Recipe categories: < 4 hours, Breads, Quick breads.