- 5 very ripe bananas
- 1/4 c. melted butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup good cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 to 3/4 chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350° and generously butter a loaf pan. Mash bananas in a bowl. Add all remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into loaf pan and bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into bread comes out mostly clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes then turn out onto cooling rack and cool completely.
