Cranberry-Pecan Banana Bread
- For the bread
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 cup of toasted chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups ULTRA ripe bananas (from about 3 bananas), mashed with a fork into a smooth puree
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt (2% or full fat is best)
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
- 2 T orange juice
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- For the glaze
- 1/4 cup sifted dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup confectioners' (powdered) sugar
- 3 tsp orange juice
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Preheat the oven to 350u0b0 F. Grease a 9- by 5- inch loaf pan. I like to line the bottom of the loaf pan with parchment to ensure easy removal.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, sugar, baking soda, salt, and ground ginger.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the olive oil, eggs, mashed banana, yogurt, orange zest, orange juice, and vanilla. Pour the banana mixture into the flour mixture and fold with a spatula until just combined. Fold in the cranberries and pecans, again just until combined. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 50 to 60 minutes. (Sometimes my loaves have taken up to 75 minutes; use the toothpick test, not time, as your main guide.) Remove from oven to a wire rack. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn the loaf out of the pan to cool completely.
- While the cake is cooling, prepare the glaze. In a bowl, whisk together the sugars, orange juice and vanilla until smooth; if necessary, add more juice or sugar until your glaze reaches the right consistency for drizzling. When the cake is completely cool, drizzle the glaze on top of the bread.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/19685-cranberry-pecan-banana-bread (may not work)