Jan's Favorite Recipes

Soak the raisins in Bourbon overnight. Place walnuts in the bowl of the food processor and with the metal blade chop with several quick pulses of the machine and set aside in a small bowl. Place the apple in the work bowl and chop into fine pieces with several quick pulses of the machine and set aside in a bowl. Cream the butter and sugar in the work bowl with the metal blade until well mixed. Add the eggs and process until smooth and no longer grainy. Add the bananas and process until smooth. Add the vanilla, salt and baking soda; mix with two quick pulses. Add the flour in three equal additions with 2 quick pulses after each addition. Mix until flour is moistened. Add the raisins and bourbon, nuts and apples. Pulse two times just to mix. Pour into a well greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan or 2 7 1/2x3 1/2x 2 1/4 inch pans. Bake at 350° for 60 minutes or until tester comes out clean from the middle. Take out of pan and cool on wire rack. I had to pour the mix into a mixing bowl after adding the bananas. My food processor is not large enough to hold the rest of the ingredients. Follow the recipe as given, stirring just enough to mix after adding each ingredient. I used 2 smaller loaf pans and baking time was 55 minutes.