Cranberry Bread

By soccercat

Ingredients

• 1-2/3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose or whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 3 cups fresh or frozen (thawed and drained
• cranberries) 12 oz.

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottoms only of two 9 x 5 loaf pans with shortening or spray with cooking spray.

2. In large bowl, stir sugar, oil, vanilla, eggs until well mixed. Stir in 1/2 cup milk and 2 teaspoons grated orange peel until well mixed. Stir in remaining ingredients. Stir in nuts. Divide batter evenly between 9 inch loaf pans.

3. Bake for about 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans on wire rack.

4. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place topside up on wire rack. cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days or refrigerate up to 10 days.

1 slice 95 cal., Fat 4 grams, cholesterol 15 mgs., sodium 110 mgs., carbs 13 g.