Banana Cranberry Bread
Description
Cranberry sauce and mashed bananas blend with walnuts, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla in this easy, moist banana cranberry quick bread recipe.
Ingredients
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2 1/2 cups white sugar
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1 cup shortening
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3 eggs
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3 mashed bananas
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1 cup cranberry sauce
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1/2 cup milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
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Beat sugar and shortening together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then beat in bananas, cranberry sauce, milk, and vanilla.
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Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl; gradually stir into banana mixture. Fold in walnuts. Pour into the prepared loaf pans.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack, and cool completely.