Cranberry Fruite Bread

By Linda1128

Holly

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sode
• 1 cup fresh cranberries cut in half
• juice and grated rind of 1 orange
• 2 tbsp melted shortening
• 1 egg well beaten
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Shift together first 5 ing. Combined orange juice and enough water to make 3/4 cup of juice. , grated rind, melted shortening. Stir in beaten eggs. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients mixing just enough to dampen. Fold in cranberries and nuts. Spoon into a greased loaf pan spreading evenly and making corners and sides slightly higher than center.

Bake 325 70 minutes...better if cooled over night for easy slicing.