Banana Orange Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans or 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 3/4-1 cup dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup mashed banana

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. lightly grease and flour one 9x5x3" loaf pan.
• 2 sift together flour, baking powder and salt. stir in chopped nuts, and dried cranberries. set aside.
• 3 cream shortening, add sugar, beat until light and fluffy. add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. add mashed banana and orange juice.
• 4 slowly beat the set aside dry ingredients into creamed mixture. mix well.
• 5 pour into prepared loaf pan.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 70-75 minutes.
• 7 cool 25-30 minutes before removing from pan.