Cranberry Orange Bread

🧂 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup mashed banana

  about 2 large bananas
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 Tablespoon orange zest
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

  optional

Instructions

• 1 Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray and
  set aside.
• 2 IN a stand mixer or with a hand held mixer, cream the butter and sugar together
  until light and fluffy.
  
  Beat the eggs in, one at a time, until well incorporated.
• 3 Stir in the mashed banana, orange juice and zest.
• 4 In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and apple pie
  spice. With the mixer on LOW, gradually add the flour to the batter until well
  combined.
• 5 Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and stir the cranberries and nuts in y hand
  with a wooden spoon. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and place in
  the oven.
• 6 Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let rest for 5
  minutes before removing from the pan and slicing.

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