Banana ?Cranberry Nut Bread

This quick bread uses brown and white sugar, unsalted butter, soured half-and-half, and baking soda, plus the mashed banana and chopped cranberries and nuts.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup half & half cream
• 1 1/2 tsp vinegar
• 1/4 Cup dark brown sugar
• 1 Cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 Cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 4 medium, very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/2 Cup finely chopped cranberries
• 1 t vanilla
• 2-1/2 Cup all-purpose flour
• 1 t baking soda
• 1/2 t salt
• Cinnamon & nutmeg (to taste)
• 1 Cup chopped nuts

Directions:

Combine vinegar and cream; set aside. Beat sugars & butter in a large bowl. Add eggs, beating well. Add bananas, cranberries, cream, & vanilla. Beat until smooth. Combine and stir in remaining ingredients, except nuts, until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into loaf pan(s), greased or sprayed w/Pam, and bake 1-1/4 hours at 350 degrees or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pan; remove from pan to rack & cool completely before slicing. (For easier slicing, wrap and store the loaf overnight.)

Number of Servings: 1 large loaf

Notes from the Cook: NOTE: I have rather large loaf pans & this filled one pan + 1 mini-loaf pan.