Lemon Cranberry Anise Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons anise or 2 teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium banana
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon, rind of, shredded
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 3500f.
• 2 spray an 8-1/2 x 4 in.
• 3 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray; set aside. in a large bowl, stir together the flours, anise seeds, baking powder, baking soda and salt unti l well combined.
• 4 in a food processor or blender, place the banana, buttermilk, eggs, brown sugar, oil, lemon juice, peel and vanilla; process until smooth.
• 5 pour mixture into the dry ingredients; stir just until moistened.
• 6 stir in the cranberries.
• 7 spoon into the prepared pan.
• 8 bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 9 remove from the pan; cool completely on a wire rack.