Cranberry Orange Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 2 tablespoons shortening or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 egg (well-beaten)
• 1 1/2 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• 3 in a separate bowl combine beaten egg, orange juice and shortening.
• 4 add wet ingredients to dry ingredients (you can add more oj if necessary to obtain batter consistency).
• 5 fold in orange peel, cranberries and nuts.
• 6 place into a greased 9x5 loaf pan.
• 7 bake for 55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• 8 cool on a rack for 15 minutes.