Cranberry-Banana Bread

My Mom never made plain banana bread - the cranberries add such a pretty color and nice tartness to this bread. Great for breakfast!

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup shortening
• 1 1⁄3 cups sugar
• 4  eggs
• 3 1⁄2 cups flour
• 4  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  cup  chopped  nuts
• 2  cups  mashed, ripe bananas
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350- grease two 9x5 loaf pans.
2. Cream shortening with sugar; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Combine dry ingredients& add alternately with bananas to shortening mixture.
4. Add nuts, stir well.
5. Fold in cranberry sauce.
6. Pour batter into prepared pans- bake 60-65 minutes or until done.
7. Remove from pans& cool thoroughly on wire rack (allow to cool completely before slicing).