Festive Cranberry Loaf
A bread recipe for Festive Cranberry Loaf.
Ingredients
- 2 c Unbleached flour; sifted
- 1 c Sugar
- 1 1/2 ts Baking powder
- 1 ts Salt
- 1/2 ts Baking soda
- 1/4 c Shortening
- 1 Egg; lg, beaten
- 3/4 c Orange juice; fresh
- 1 ts Orange rind; grated
- 1 c Raw cranberries; coarse chop
- 1/4 c Walnuts; chopped
- 1 ts Unbleached flour
Instructions
- 1
Sift the 2 cups of flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda into a bowl then, using a pastry blender, cut the shortening in until crumbs form.
- 2
Combine the egg, orange juice and orange rind and add to the crumb mixture all at once, stirring until just moistened.
- 3
Combine the coarsely chopped cranberries, walnuts and 1 tb of flour and add the mixture to the batter.
- 4
Pour into a greased and waxpaper lined loaf pan 8 1/2 X 4 1/2 X 2 1/2-inch loaf pan.
- 5
Bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for 1 hour or until a cake tester or wood pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 6
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out to cool to room temperature.
- 7
Wrap the loaf in aluminum foil and let stand over night for better slicing.