GIFT OF THE MAGI BREAD

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour (I recommend using white whole wheat flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup mashed ripe bananas

1 can (11-oz) mandarin oranges, drained

1 cup flaked coconut

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

2/3 cup sliced almonds, divided

1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries

1/2 cup chopped dates

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. 

Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with bananas. Stir in the oranges, coconut, chocolate chips, 1/2 cup almonds, cherries and dates. Evenly pour the batter into two greased 8-inch loaf pans. Sprinkle with the remaining allmonds.

Bake at 350-degrees for 50-55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely. 

my version of a TOH recipe , TOH photo