Cranberry fruit nut bread

 
                         Cranberry-Fruit-Nut Bread
 
 Recipe By     : From Package of Cranberries,Original
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :1:30
 Categories    : Dessert Breads
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2      cups          flour -- all purpose
    1      cup           sugar
    1 1/2  teaspoons     Baking Powder,Double-Acting
      1/2  teaspoon      Baking Soda
    1      teaspoon      salt
      1/4  cup           Shortening,Vegetable
      3/4  cup           Orange Juice,Fresh
    1      tablespoon    Orange Peel,Grated
    1                    egg -- well-beaten
      1/2  Cup           nuts -- chopped
    1 1/2  Cups          cranberries -- coarse chop
 
 Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt.
 Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. (Do in food
processor?)  Combine orange juice and peel with beaten egg. Pour all at once
into dry ingredients, mixing just until dampened. Carefully fold in nuts and
cranberries.  (If frozen cranberries are used, put through food chopper in
frozen state)
 Spoon into greased loaf pan (9x5x3) .  Spread corners and sides slightly higher
than center.
 Bake in 350 degree oven for about 1 hour, until crust is golden brown and
toothpick inserted comes out clean.
 Remove from pan and cool.
 Store overnight for easier slicing.
 
 This is the original Ocean Spray recipe and is delicious.
 I sometimes add a coupe of tablespoons of chopped dried apricots to this.
 
 
 
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