Cranberry Banana Bread
Cranberry Banana Bread is a delicious loaf recipe that that uses fresh or frozen cranberries and ripe bananas. A tasty mix of tart and sweet.
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Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 196kcal
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Loaf pan
Ingredients
- ¾ cup white granulated sugar (150g)
- ½ cup butter at room temperature
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed banana (275g approximately 3 bananas)
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 2 cups all-purpose flour plain flour (270g)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ cups cranberries (150g) roughly chopped fresh, (or frozen, thawed)
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (65g)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF/175ºC. Grease a 8”x4”x3” loaf pan (2lb/900g) with a little butter or non-stick cooking spray.
- Add the butter and sugar to a medium mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Beat in the eggs, then beat in the banana, milk, orange juice and zest.
- Sift in the flour and baking powder and gently stir to combine. Stir in the cranberries and walnuts.
- Spoon into the loaf pan and spread to the edges.
- Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cranberry bread comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
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Notes
The wet ingredients can be mixed using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer using the paddle attachment.
Do not overwork the batter. Combine just until there are no streaks of flour. Overworking the batter will result in a tougher bread texture.
Make sure the butter and eggs are at room temperature before adding them to the loaf batter. This will help them to mix in more smoothly.
If you don't have orange juice on hand, feel free to use another type of citrus juice such as lemon or lime.
The recipe can also be doubled and baked in a larger loaf pan (such as a 12”x16”) for about 70 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 141mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 93IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 1mg
The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.