From Paulette Vickery's Recipe Collection

Cranberry Fruit Nut Bread

breads, desserts, fruits

1 cup cranberries coarsely chopped
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baing soad
2 tablespoon shortening
3/4 cup orange juice
1 each egg, well beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease and lightly flour a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Prepare cranberries, nuts and orange peel. Set aside. In a bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and soda. Cut in shortening. Stir in orange juice, egg and orange peel, mixing just to moisten. Fold in cranberries and nuts. Spoon into prepared pan. Bake 60 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan, cool completely. Wrap and store overnight. Makes 1 loaf.

Yield: 12 servings





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