Banana Cranberry Blossoms Recipes

EDNA'S BANANA CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Mash bananas and sugar together in a bowl; add egg and vanilla extract and mix well. Stir whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; stir into banana mixture just until batter is mixed. Stir oil into batter and fold in cranberries. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 22 to 26 minutes.

CRANBERRY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
• Grease an 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch loaf pan.
• Mix sugar and butter in a medium mixing bowl until completely blended.
• Add banana, milk and eggs, mixing well.
• Add dry ingredients, mixing just until moist.
• Stir in nuts and cranberries.
• Spread batter evenly in the loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the bread comes out clean.
• Remove from pan, cool on rack.

BANANA-CRANBERRY CRUNCH BREAKFAST MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 deg. F. In large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, brown sugar and cinnamon with a whisk. Set aside.
• In separate large bowl, mix together smashed bananas, cranberries, oil, buttermilk, eggs, salt, vanilla extract and almond extract. Mix well, then add granola. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and mix the buttermilk/banana mixture into it until well blended.
• Grease muffin cups, or line each cup with a paper liner. Place batter in each cup to a level of 3/4 full. Mix together streusel ingredients--Divide streusel mixture evenly over the top of each muffin.
• Bake for 25 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.

BANANA CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring cranberries, 1 cup sugar and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-7 minutes or until berries begin to pop. Drain and set aside., In a large bowl, cream shortening and remaining sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with bananas. Fold in cranberry mixture and walnuts., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.