Christmas Banana Bread

Ingredients

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ cup flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp fresh orange juice
• 2 tbsp orange zest
• 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries
• ¼ cup walnuts chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour one 9-inch loaf pan (and one small loaf pan).
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and mix well.
3. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt; combine with the butter mixture.
4. Add the sour cream, bananas, vanilla, fresh squeezed orange juice and orange zest; stir well.
5. Add the dried sweetened cranberries and the chopped walnuts. Mix until combined.
6. Pour into prepared pans and bake a large pan for 50-55 minutes. [Small pan for 33-35 minutes].
7. Cool for 10 minutes and then turn the loaf out onto a rack.