Crazy Monkey Bread

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

1 cup sugar

1-1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 egg, slightly beaten

1/4 cup melted butter or margarine

1 medium banana, mashed

1-1/2 cups chopped peeled fresh fruit

1 cup chopped pecans

 

TO PREPARE:

 

Combine the sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a

bowl; mix well. Add the egg and butter, stirring just until

moistened.

Fold in the banana, fresh fruit and pecans.

Spoon into two 5x9-inch loaf pans sprayed with nonstick

cooking spray.

 

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until the loaves test

done.

 

Cool in the pans for 15 minutes.

Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

 

NOTE: Any combination of ripe, non-citrus fresh fruit may be

used. Try one of these combinations: 1 Granny Smith apple and

2 pears; 1 banana and 2 to 3 plums; 1 peach, 1 apple and 1

pear.

 

Extremely juicy fruit should be drained.

 

SERVES 24