Sunday, January 16, 2011

Cranberry (or Blueberry!) Banana Bread

This is a dense, rich, sweet quick bread. I have made it with superfine white sugar and All Purpose flour which also comes out nicely.



1/4 C butter, softened
1/2 C succanat
2 eggs
2 small bananas, sliced
1 C cranberries or blueberries
1/4 C water
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 C oat flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon


Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F). Grease a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.

Cream the butter and sugar together in a food processor. Add in the eggs one by one, mixing well between each addition. Add in the banana slices, the cranberries, the water and the vanilla extract. Mix again until blended, but not too much - leave good chunks of fruit.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add the dry ingredients into the batter, and mix until just combined -- do not overmix.

Pour the batter into the pan and bake for approximately 55 min or until the top of the cake is nicely brown and a cake tester comes out clean.

Let rest for ten minutes, then run a knife around to loosen the sides and turn out on a rack to cool completely.

Enjoy!