Banana Cranberry Bread

Cranberry sauce and bananas are blended deliciously in this easy, moist holiday bread.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 292 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup cranberry sauce
• 3 mashed bananas
• 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 2.5 cups white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, and mix in bananas, cranberry sauce, milk, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Gradually blend flour mixture into the banana mixture. Fold in walnuts. Pour into the prepared loaf pans.

Step 3

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack, and cool completely.