The Very Best Banana Cranberry Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 bananas
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1/2 cup walnuts

Recipe

• 1 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).
• 2 **i have used halved cranberries but found whole fresh cranberries work fine**.
• 3 ** i also use dark brown sugar. it's just my preference.**.