I have been married to a wonderful Christian man since 1976. The Lord has blessed us with two daughters and two sons. I consider each day the Lord gives me on the earth yet another chance to serve Him.

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Banana-Orange-Cranberry Bread

Just another way for you to use up those old bananas.   It's so good.   It's good with or without the glaze, but the glaze gives it just a little more hint of orange.




BANANA-ORANGE-CRANBERRY BREAD
 (makes 1 loaf)

Bread Ingredients:
*1/3 cup vegetable oil
*1/2 cup granulated sugar
*juice from 1 - 2 oranges (1/4 cup)
*2 large eggs
*1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
*zest from 1 orange
*3 very ripe bananas, mashed
*1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
*1 teaspoon baking soda
*1 teaspoon salt
*1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
*1 1/2 cups dried cranberries (Craisins)

Glaze  Ingredients:
*1 cup powered sugar
*1 1/2 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice
*zest from 1 orange

Bread Directions:
~Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
~Grease a 9 x 5 inch bread pan with cooking spray.
~In a large mixing bowl, whisk sugar, orange juice, eggs, vanilla and orange zest together until smooth.
~Whisk in mashed bananas and mix well.
~Whisk flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into egg mixture.
~Stir until just combined (Do not over mix.  There should be small lumps)
~Pour into prepared pan.
~Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
~Remove from oven, and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes before removing it from the pan.
~Place bread on a cooling rack.

Glaze Directions:
~Sift powered sugar into a small bowl.
~Add orange zest and orange juice.
~Mix until smooth.
~Drizzle  over top of bread once it's removed from the pan (the bread will still be warm/hot)

1 comment:

tori said...

This looks so beautiful and I love the flavors going on. Thanks for sharing!