I was getting ready to make Cranberry Orange Bread when EK told me that I need to use the bananas are they are getting too ripe. Does cranberry goes well with bananas? Sure they do! Now I can combine the sweetness of bananas and the tartness of cranberries all in one bread. This is my new discovery of the week!

• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 3/4 + 1/8 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 large bananas, meshed (about 1 cup mashed bananas)
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, baking, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon in a mixing bowl.
3. Cream butter and sugar in a standing mixer until light and fluffy.
4. Stir in eggs until blended.
5. Mix in milk and mashed bananas.
6. Fold in flour mixture until moistened.
7. Stir in cranberries and chopped walnuts.
8. Pour into greased loaf pan.
9. Bake for 70 minutes or until wooden sticks come out clean.
10. Cool before cutting.