Read More: The 22 New Cookbooks I'm Cooking From This Fall This banana bread recipe has appeared in Joy of Cooking since 1946, but a curious addition was made in the 1960s: optional dried apricots.

Made with halved fresh cherries ... meet banana bread in this easy recipe for soft, cakey cookies; toasted ground cardamom and cinnamon add warm flavor and dimension. Tart dried cranberries ...