Bishops Bread

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups walnuts coarsely chopped
• 2 cup pitted dates chopped
• 1 cup maraschino cherries halved and drained well
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• {optional} powdered sugar for dusting

Directions

• Preheat oven to 325°F; Grease four mini loaf pans and line with parchment paper. (See note.)
• Using a medium bowl, add chocolate chips, walnuts, dates and cherries.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Sift this flour mixture over the chocolate chip mixture and stir until well coated.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar until well blended. Fold the egg mixture into the chocolate chip mixture; stir just until flour disappears.
• Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 40 minutes.
• Allow loaves to fully cool on a wire rack before slicing.
• {Optional} Dust tops of loaves with powdered sugar before serving.