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Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
CRANBERRY BANANA BREAD
Use up the leftover cranberries, freeze the loaf for later. I often make half of this into a loaf and half into small muffins.
Provided by Derf2440
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h25m
Yield 1 loaf
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
- Grease an 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch loaf pan.
- Mix sugar and butter in a medium mixing bowl until completely blended.
- Add banana, milk and eggs, mixing well.
- Add dry ingredients, mixing just until moist.
- Stir in nuts and cranberries.
- Spread batter evenly in the loaf pan.
- Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the bread comes out clean.
- Remove from pan, cool on rack.
BANANA CRANBERRY BREAD
I always have leftover cranberry sauce after Thanksgiving, so I created this recipe which is very moist and delicious.
Provided by LINDA VOLLRATH
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes Cranberry Bread Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
- 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.
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.5 calories, Carbohydrate 45.4 g, Cholesterol 23.7 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 116 mg, Sugar 27.4 g
CRANBERRY BANANA BREAD
Studded with cranberries and nuts, these moist golden loaves make wonderful breakfast treats and gifts for grateful friends. I experimented for years, and this recipe is near perfection! -Eva Rider, Montgomery, Alabama
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 loaf (12 slices).
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in bananas. Combine the flour, cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in walnuts and cranberries. Pour into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan., Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230 calories, Fat 10g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 225mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
CRANBERRY BANANA NUT BREAD
This one came from an old school cook book. Really good bread. Great for bake sales and gifts. You can add Cool Whip for a dessert, or slice it for a really interesting sandwich.
Provided by Nicole Brummett
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h15m
Yield 2 loaf's
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a bowl, sift the first 4 ingredients; set aside.
- Mix the next 4 ingredients together in another bowl.
- Fold flour mixture with orange juice mixture, then stir in bananas, cranberries and nuts.
- Pour into 2 lightly greased loaf pans.
- Bake at 350° for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- *Note: I haven't made this bread in quite awhile and for some reason my recipe doesn't have the bake time written down, so I'm going by the bake time on a banana bread and a cranberry bread.
- I suggest checking at 30 minutes to be on the safe side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3687.5, Fat 133.3, SaturatedFat 18.7, Cholesterol 211.5, Sodium 4581.1, Carbohydrate 587.5, Fiber 29.1, Sugar 339.5, Protein 58.7
CRANBERRY BANANA BREAD (WW)
I really liked this bread--a great combination. I made in a a small loaf pan and and an individual serving loaf pan (which I store in the freezer for later). I mix WW flour with unbleached white which is what I used instead of some white and some whole wheat as indicated in the recipe. Recipe source: WW weekly (given out at WW meetings) 5 points plus/serving
Provided by ellie_
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h5m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray loaf pan (see note as I used smaller pans than the 9 x 5 pan indicated but cooked for same amount of time).
- In a bowl combine flours and dry ingredients (flour - salt) and set aside.
- In another bowl and using an electric mixer beat sugar and oil together until for 2 minutes.
- Beat in egg substitute (I didn't have egg beaters so used packaged egg whites) and then beat in the bananas. Scrape down side of bowl.
- Stir in flour mixture and cranberries.
- Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan (or pans).
- Bake for 55 - 60 minutes or until bread is done.
CRANBERRY BANANA BREAD
Scrumptious banana bread, light and moist. The recipe was given to me by a neighbor who also loaned me her teenage daughter to babysit. I remember all fondly.
Provided by Mary Leverington
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h45m
Yield 1 large loaf
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Grease large (this is a large loaf) bread pan with shortening.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- To prepare cranberries: Combine cranberries, water and sugar (1 1/2 cups) in a saucepan and bring slowly to a boil.
- Simmer until done, stirring to dissolve sugar.
- (Don't overcook--the cranberries are done when they pop open.) Drain in sieve over a bowl.
- Discard juices or use elsewhere.
- To prepare bread: Mash bananas with a fork until very smooth.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- With and electric mixer, cream shortening until light.
- Add sugar (2/3 cup) gradually until very light.
- Add eggs one at a time until light and fluffy.
- Add mashed banana and mix well.
- On low speed, gradually add dry ingredients until well blended.
- Beat until smooth.
- Very carefully stir in cranberries and walnuts.
- (Maybe only a couple of swipes with the rubber spatula.) Bake for about 1 hour until bread springs back when lightly touched.
- To prepare glaze (i. e., gilding the lily): Boil water and sugar in a saucepan about 2 minutes until syrupy, stirring constantly.
- After bread has cooled slightly (10 minutes or so), pour glaze over top of bread while it is still in the pan.
- Cool completely before removing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3976, Fat 119.8, SaturatedFat 24.5, Cholesterol 423, Sodium 2360.3, Carbohydrate 705, Fiber 20.4, Sugar 486.4, Protein 48.5
CRANBERRY BANANA OAT BREAD
A fun twist on banana bread. The cranberries add a sweet and tart flavor that really kicks up the flavor of this bread. Super moist and super flavorful, it's a great addition to brunch! If you like more of a buttery taste, try brushing the top of the baked loaf with a pastry brush and a little bit of melted butter.
Provided by Kelly22
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes Cranberry Bread Recipes
Time 2h
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch loaf pan with butter. Whisk the flour, oats, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; set aside.
- Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until smooth. Beat in the bananas, sour cream, and melted butter. Add the sugar, cranberries, and lemon juice; beat until evenly blended. Fold into the oat mixture until no dry lumps remain. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 253.8 calories, Carbohydrate 41.9 g, Cholesterol 54.7 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 322.7 mg, Sugar 19.5 g
THE VERY BEST BANANA CRANBERRY BREAD
A basic banana bread recipe taken from a cookbook I pilfered from my Mom. I added the fresh cranberries which makes for a wonderful combination of sweet and tart. Adding chopped walnuts really completes this recipe. The final key is to use really, I mean really ripe bananas. I freeze them once they are almost black and thaw when ready to use. They make the bread moist and sweet.
Provided by Likes to Bake
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h15m
Yield 6-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cream shortening, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs and mix until blended. Fold in mashed bananas. Fold in dry ingredients. Lastly, add the cranberries and chopped walnuts. Pour into a greased 9 X 5 loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour. (Until knife inserted comes out clean).
- **I have used halved cranberries but found whole fresh cranberries work fine**.
- ** I also use dark brown sugar. It's just my preference.**.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 507.2, Fat 25.5, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 70.5, Sodium 375.9, Carbohydrate 65.7, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 39.3, Protein 6.8
Tips for Making Cranberry Banana Bread
- Use ripe bananas. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your bread will be.
- Mash the bananas well. This will help to incorporate them evenly into the batter and prevent them from clumping together.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the bread tough.
- Bake the bread until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. This will ensure that the bread is cooked through.
- Let the bread cool completely before slicing and serving. This will help to prevent the bread from crumbling.
Conclusion
Cranberry banana bread is a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist texture, sweet and tangy flavor, and festive appearance, this bread is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special breakfast, snack, or dessert, give cranberry banana bread a try!
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