Well, I’m baking some right now and looking forward to a nice warm piece spread with butter…….yummy. You can use this recipe in a standard loaf pan, muffin pan or mini loaf pan. The recipe stays the same however the cooking times will vary. I have a great mini loaf pan, its Teflon coated and is kind of like a muffin pan but it has eight mini loaf molds. Much easier than using individual mini loaf pans. Just grease the pans well with cooking spray or butter, your muffins, loafs or mini loafs will pop out easily.

Bananas are at a good price right now, buy some to eat and a couple of bunches to let sit. When bananas start to turn brown that is the perfect time to use them for bread. Make and freeze some for yourself, wrap with plastic wrap well when freezing and make sure the bread has cooled sufficiently; it will taste much better when thawed. Pull out the night before for breakfast use. For gifts, wrap in plastic and decorate with ribbon, jute, raffia and put a little note tag tied to the ribbon with your glad tidings. We all love getting home baked goods….mmhmmmmm.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cook times for
1 loaf pan-approx. 50 minutes
10 mini loafs-approx. 20 – 25 minutes
12 muffins-approx. 15-20 minutes
Remember oven times vary so when baking, check the oven often. Bread will be browned and a toothpick inserted will come out clean.

What you will need for one batch (one loaf pan or 10 mini loafs or 12 muffins)

1/3 cup of creamed butter
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2/3 cup of sugar
½ teaspoon sea salt or salt
1 teaspoon of double acting baking powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
3 ripened and mashed bananas
¾ cup of fresh cranberries


Mix the above ingredients together easily with a wooden spoon or mixing spoon; normally the baking soda and baking powder would be mixed with the flour but no need to here……kind of nice.


Add in:
1 and ¾ cup of all purpose flour and stir together.

Pour into pans and bake at 350 degrees at the times stated above.

There you go!

Hope you’re all having some fun this time of year and the spirit of joy is in your hearts. As always have a blessed and wonderful week.

Sue