Cranberry and banana bread

I've been baking with bananas.... again! I still have at least 2 more banana posts to share with you when I get  round to it. I discovered a new blogging challenge hosted by turquoise lemons called the No Waste Food Challenge and the theme for this month is... yes you guessed it... bananas!! How could I possibly not enter? So here's my first entry which is a recipe I saw on Rolling Pin Tales which was adapted from Joy the Baker, another awesome blog. 

The changes I made were to use dried cranberries as I didn't have any fresh ones (note : reduce sugar amounts slightly as dried cranberries are usually sweetened) and to add a sprinkling of oats on top for a healthier look and taste :) Everyone really enjoyed this bread. The spelt flour and the oats definitely made it seem very healthy and the cranberries paired well with the bananas. 

 ready to go in the oven 

 fresh from the oven 

 delicious! 

3 large or 4 medium bananas, mashed
70g butter, melted and cooled slightly
40g white sugar *
60g brown sugar*
1 egg beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
120g plain flour
115g spelt flour
100g dried cranberries

Handful of oats for the topping (optional) 

* sugar amounts are slightly reduced from original, if using fresh cranberries, I would recommend adding 10-20g sugar depending on taste. 

• Preheat the oven to 180C. 
• Mash the bananas and stir in the butter.
• Add the egg.
• In a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together, adding the flours at the end.
• Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture until combined.
• Pour into a loaf tin and sprinkle the oats on top if using.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• If the loaf browns too much, cover with foil after about 45 minutes. 
• Allow to cool on a wire rack.