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Today I am going to share a sweet quick bread that we enjoy at Christmas. It is basically a banana bread with the twist of adding cranberry sauce.
The recipe:
3/4 cup canned whole berry cranberry sauce
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. grated orange zest
1 3/4 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs
3/4 cup mashed ripe banana
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
1. In a small mixing bowl, combine cranberry sauce, sugar, and orange zest.
2. In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda,and salt.
3. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, bananas and oil stir well to combine.
4.Add banana mixture to dry ingredients, stirring just to moisten.
5.Stir in cranberry mixture and walnuts.
6. Pour into two greased loaf pans and bake at 325F for 1 hour or until golden brown. Cool before slicing.
The recipe:
3/4 cup canned whole berry cranberry sauce
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. grated orange zest
1 3/4 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs
3/4 cup mashed ripe banana
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
1. In a small mixing bowl, combine cranberry sauce, sugar, and orange zest.
2. In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda,and salt.
3. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, bananas and oil stir well to combine.
4.Add banana mixture to dry ingredients, stirring just to moisten.
5.Stir in cranberry mixture and walnuts.
6. Pour into two greased loaf pans and bake at 325F for 1 hour or until golden brown. Cool before slicing.
Have a Merry Christmas All!
And a BIG thank you to Carol for hosting this fun blog party
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This looks delish. I will definitely be making this. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this recipe. It looks delicious. I love giving breads in my annual goodie bags and this looks like a great recipe for gift giving.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds really interesting. Thanks for sharing, Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe it is now on my to make list.
ReplyDeleteI would never thought of cranberry sauce in banana bread, but it sure sounds good to me! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delicious and a great way to use up that leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving. I'm glad I twisted your arm to join in the hop! LOL You continue to inspire me with no matter what you do. xo
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the recipe for banana bread with a holiday twist!! I have some bananas ready to make bread with...I'll have to give your recipe a try!
ReplyDeleteWow, that sounds interesting. I will have to give it a try! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Kris! Oh yum! I just love fruit breads of any sort, and cranberry with orange is just the best combination. With the addition of the bananas, this must be a nice moist bread. I'll give it a try - thank you so much. Merry Christmas to you and your family. ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteOoooh!! This sounds really yummy! I just happen to have the ingredients on hand, too. I'm going to make this recipe this weekend!! Thanks for sharing!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the recipe, it sounds delicious! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe recipe I use for banana bread has nuts, chocolate chips, and maraschino cherries. I must give this a try with the cranberry sauce. That would really make it moist, I think. Merry Christmas
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious and a little bit different.
ReplyDeleteI love love banana bread and your recipe sounds great. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an interesting addition to banana bread. Thanks for sharing this great ides.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a wonderful addition to a banana
ReplyDeletebread. Thanks for the great idea.
What an interesting recipe! I've never heard of this twist on banana bread. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh, I like the idea of adding cranberry to banana bread.
ReplyDeleteLooks so tasty. Mother loves banana bread. The cranberry will make it all the more delicious. Thank you for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteKris, this sounds so yummy. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAdding cranberry sauce sounds delicious, what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThat is a fun twist! I have to try that, without nuts of course :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays, Kris!
-Soma
Looks pretty yummy!
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