CRANBERRY BANANA BREAD WITH ORANGE GLAZE

The Christmas season is a celebration!

Bake something that is exceptional

for your family as you celebrate this wonderful, magical season!

Do you love cranberries?

I know I do and will try to find recipes featuring this tart red berry

that will WOW my loved ones! 

I have actually combined two recipes

which resulted in this amazingly delicious bread!

The combination of bananas, cold tart cranberries, orange and walnuts

will be a taste full of flavor!

This would be perfect to serve at 

Christmas breakfast or brunch

or to even take along as a gift for your next holiday gathering!

Estelle's Cranberry Banana Bread

with

Orange Glaze

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 large ripe bananas

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup fresh orange juice

1 t. vanilla

2 T. orange zest

2 eggs

2 cups flour

2 t. baking powder

1 t. cinnamon

1/2 t nutmeg

1 1/2 cup fresh frozen cranberries

1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar.

Beat in the eggs. Mix in the mashed bananas, vanilla, milk and orange juice and zest.

Add in the flour, baking powder and spices.

Mix well, but gently.

Fold in the frozen cranberries and walnuts.

Place this mixture in a greased loaf pan.

Sprinkle with a little sugar on top.

Bake for about 50 minutes.

Drizzle with orange glaze while warm.

Cool slightly before slicing.

Orange Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar

1 t. orange zest

3 T. orange juice

Mix together in a small bowl
until smooth.
Drizzle over warm bread

Christmas in Texas
Blog Hop
Day Three

Be sure to hop over to Stacey's
and
visit more beautiful holiday homes!

http://www.poofingthepillows.com/

Texas Homes on today's tour....

Shelly at Queen in Between
http://queeninbetween.blogspot.com/2015/12/holiday-style.html

Carol at Bluesky Kitchen
http://blueskykitchen.net/2015/12/09/5-great-christmas-cocktails/

Kim at Hunt and Host
http://www.huntandhost.net/christmas-in-texas/

Celeste at Southern DayDreams
http://www.celestinamariedesign.com/2015/12/christmas-in-texas-blog-tour.html