Lemon Cranberry Anise Bread

Submitted by Dancer

• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 16 slices

ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons anise or 2 teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium banana
• 1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon, rind of, shredded
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄3 cup dried cranberries

directions

1. Preheat oven to 3500F.
2. Spray an 8-1/2 x 4 in.
3. loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray; set aside. In a large bowl, stir together the flours, anise seeds, baking powder, baking soda and salt unti l well combined.
4. In a food processor or blender, place the banana, buttermilk, eggs, brown sugar, oil, lemon juice, peel and vanilla; process until smooth.
5. Pour mixture into the dry ingredients; stir just until moistened.
6. Stir in the cranberries.
7. Spoon into the prepared pan.
8. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. Remove from the pan; cool completely on a wire rack.

Reviews

[Outta Here]

Yummy! We do not care much for dried cranberries, so I used chopped fresh berries and just about a tablespoon more sugar. Nice combination of flavors.