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Banana Cranberry Bread

SUBMITTED BY: LINDA VOLLRATH PHOTO BY: GRANNYLOOHOO

"I always have leftover cranberry sauce after Thanksgiving, so I created this recipe which is very moist and delicious."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 60 stars. This recipe average a 4.4 star rating.
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr
READY IN  1 Hr 30 Min
Original recipe yield 2 - 9x5 inch loaves

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 mashed bananas
  • 1 cup cranberry sauce
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS

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

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2006 by pamnoud
EXCELLENT base recipe. Thanks for the start! bananas and cranberries -- what an awesome... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 15, 2006 by COLL76
This was GREAT! Made it for our Mother's Day get together. I never use shortening and always... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2002 by MELANIE C.
I used a can of whole berry cranberry sauce, no shortening, 3 T of dry milk powder (in place... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2003 by YELLOW6
Absolutely delicious. I was looking for a recipe for moist Cranberry-Orange bread. This was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 7, 2005 by TINYGUPPIE
My husband (who hates cranberries!), loved this recipe. I used homemade cranberry sauce... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2002 by Lesley
This is a great recipe! I always have mashed ripe bananas in my freezer and often cranberries... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2003 by SAMDEE
I thought this recipe was just okay. I made it into muffins and it worked well, I just didn't... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2002 by MAKOAK
This recipe was very good. The only thing I substituted was using 25% less flour and butter... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2002 by TDACTILE
I used my leftover candied sweet potatoes instead of banana and WOW. Very moist, very... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2003 by TRINITY4ME
Fantastic, even better as muffins.