I love adding little ingredients that give it soo much more personality, creating an intense indulgent factor. The Craisins can be switched out for raisins outside of the holiday season. I'm interested in eventually swapping crasins or cranberries with mandarin slices (or maybe even adding them to the mix). I love how one can get soo creative with food, but it's only perfected through trail and error.
Ingredients:
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup of Craisins
1 cup mashed ripe banana's
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar; add eggs and beat well. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda and add to creamed mixture; stir until mixed well. Add 1 cup of Crasins; mix well. Mash banana's separately and add 1 cup of finely chopped walnuts; then fold evenly into mixture.
Lightly grease pan evenly with shortening, the add a little bit of flour; tap excess out. I always use parchment paper at the bottom of my dishes, in addition to the greased dish so that after my products are finished backing they transfer smoothly to a presentable tray for display.
Cook for approximately 50 minutes to an hour, or until golden brown. A good way to tell if it's done is to stick a knife in the middle and make sure it comes out clean.
Once you've let it cool, cut in thin slices, spread with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and ENJOY!
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