Cranberry Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour*
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 4 tablespoons butter (1/4 cup), melted — or margarine
• 1 egg (or 2 egg whites)
• 1 cup chopped cranberries
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
• powdered sugar, optional — 1/3 cup, for glaze
• water, optional — 1 teaspoon, for glaze

Method

1. Wash hands with soap and water.
2. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
3. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl.
4. Grate orange peeling, then squeeze juice from orange.
5. Add additional orange juice to make 3/4 cup.
6. In a separate bowl, blend orange juice, butter, egg, and grated orange peel; add to flour mixture, stirring until just blended.
7. Mix in cranberries and walnuts.
8. Pour batter into a 9x5 inch loaf pan, greased on bottom only.
9. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
10. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove and cool completely on wire rack.
11. Optional: to make glaze, mix powdered sugar and water; add water as needed to make thin glaze.
12. Drizzle over cooled loaf.