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Cherry Banana Chocolate Quick Bread

Cherry Banana Chocolate Quick Bread
Nonstick cooking spray
1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup fat free sour cream
1/4 cup fat free milk
1 egg
2 teaspoons cooking oil
2/3 cup mashed banana (1/3 cup)
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly coat the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper and coat with cooking spray. Stir together first 4 ingredients. Combine sour cream, milk, egg, and oil. Stir in mashed banana and vanilla. Add sour cream mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened (batter will be lumpy). Fold in chopped cherries, walnuts, and chocolate chips. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
 
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