Bishop's Bread

You have got to try this bread!  I typically don't put tons of mix-ins in my quick breads but I did this time.  This bread is chock full of nuts, dried fruits and chocolate chips.  With a superb blend of textures and flavors, this moist bread will have you going back for seconds and thirds.  Don't forget to slather it with butter to achieve that salty, sweet bite :)

Bishop's Bread
Source: The English Kitchen

1 egg
1/2 C sugar
1/4 cup oil
1 t vanilla extract
1 C buttermilk
2 C flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 C semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350*F.  Grease a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan. 

Whisk the egg until light. Add the sugar, oil and vanilla, beating it all well together. Blend in the buttermilk. Set aside.

Sift the flour into another bowl, along with the baking soda and salt. Stir in the nuts, cherries, raisins and chocolate chips. Add this mixture to the liquid mixture, all at once. Stir just to combine. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Smooth the top. Bake for about one hour, or until well risen, golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.  Store in an airtight container. Serve, thinly sliced.