Thanksgiving yummies!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Dad Walley asked for my cranberry salad recipe, so I figured I'd give it and Crislyn's Banana Bread recipe. :) (The pumpkin bread came from the recipe book I cited in the response to Glynne's inquiry into bread machines, and the pie from the Libby pumpkin filling can, with spices altered to make me happy.)

Grandma Watts' Cranberry Salad


1/2 C Walnuts
2 C Cranberries (whole berry)
1 large orange, thinly sliced, thin skinned (I used most of 1 can of Mandarin oranges, drained)
1 apple, unpealed  (I used 2 Pink Lady apples- Pink Lady for sweetness, 2 for their size)
1C celery, diced  (I loathe celery & used well rinsed water chestnuts, slightly < 1C)
1/2 C sugar
3 oz lemon jello
3/4 C boiling water


Chop cranberries, orange, and apple in a food processor  
(cran become mush so quickly, I only did 1/2 of them)
Add celery, nuts, and sugar to mixture
Let set
Disolve jell-o into water
Add to fruit mixture
Pour into 9" square cake pan  (oops, I didn't read this part and did in a 9"x13", still tasty)
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Note: I love, love, love banana bread and have tried lots of recipes. I love this one so much I told my Grandma Watts I think it's the best. This may have been unwise, but it is the truth! I've made this with real butter and with margarine. It is yummy either way. I also use excessive vanilla in anything requiring it, but that's just me. This recipe can be halved into two bread pans to make two small loaves, or you can make one full sized bread loaf with it. The photo shows it as a small loaf.

Crislyn’sBanana Nut Bread

2 cupsFlour

2 Eggs

1 1/2 cupsSugar

1 teaspoonBaking Soda

1 1/2teaspoon Baking Powder

1 heapingteaspoon Cinnamon

1 teaspoonSalt

3/4 cupSoftened Butter

2/3 cupMilk

3 to 4large, very ripe Bananas

1 teaspoonVanilla

1/2 cupWalnuts

directions

1. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt,and cinnamon in a separate bowl.

2. Mash bananas in a separate bowl.

3. Place butter in a bowl and stir to soften.

4. Add well mixed dry ingredients, mashed bananas, and milkto the butter.

5. Mix everything until dry ingredients are moist (shouldtake a little over 3 minutes).

6. Add eggs, vanilla, and nuts and mix for approximately 3more minutes.

7. Put in prepared pan (butter the pan thoroughly).

8. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes (or until insertedtoothpick comes back clean).