Bishop's Bread A Christmas Favorite

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A yummy treat to serve at brunch, or after dinner as a sweet treat. Cherries, pecans, and chocolate is a plenty in this wonderful bread. Throw out the fruitcake and move in the bishop's bread!!

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Steps

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Prehead oven to350.

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Mixture 1.

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In mixing bowl , beat egg with electric mixer for about 1 minute.

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Add sugar , oil , and vanilla to the egg.

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Beat well.

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Blend in the buttermilk.

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Mixture 2.

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In another bowl sift together the flour , soda , and salt.

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Add pecans , cherries , raisins or dates , and chocolate chips.

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Blend gently - careful not to mash the cherries.

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Combine mixture 1 and mixture 2.

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Blend gently - careful not to mash the cherries.

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Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pan.

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Bake in preheated 350 oven for 1 hour , or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

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Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes then remove to a rack to cool completely.

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Ingredients

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egg, granulated sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, buttermilk, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, pecans, maraschino cherry, raisins, semi-sweet chocolate chips