Chef Norm’s Cranberry Banana Bread

Ingredients:

• 2 & ¼ cups of sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup of shortening
• 4 mashed bananas
• 1 cup of cranberry sauce
• ½ cup of milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 & ¼ cups of flour
• 1 & ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 & ½ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ cup of golden raisins-optional
• ½ cup of chopped walnuts-optional

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 loaf pans (9×5). In a bowl, mix together the sugar & shortening until fluffy & light, then add the eggs, followed by the bananas, cranberry sauce, milk & vanilla. Mix well.
2. Mix, in another bowl, the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, & the nutmeg.
3. Slowly blend the flour mixture into the liquid mixture. Then add the walnuts & raisins (optional). Finally, pour the mixture into the two baking pans.
4. Bake for 45 minutes, then start checking the cakes, using a toothpick. When the toothpicks come out clean (using the center of the cake), your cakes are done.