Holiday Season Cranberry Bread

By drb487

This is from the Ocean Spray original recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar (or decrease to 1/2 cup sugar)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed (if possible)
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 1 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Stir in OJ, shortening and egg. Mix until well blended. Stir in cranberries and nuts. Turn into greased and lightly floured 9X5 load pan. Bake 55 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean. Cool on rack 15 minutes and remove from pan. Allow to cool.
I find that it take at least 60 - 70 minutes to get a clean toothpick. If using small load pans, start checking at about 45 minutes.