Cranberry Lemon Bread Recipe

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Laced with lemon flavor and studded with tangy cranberries, this quick bread is an old family favorite.

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Cranberry Lemon Bread Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

15 40 55

Ingredients

2/3 cup shortening
1-2/3 cups sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1-1/4 teaspoons lemon extract
2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1-1/4 cups dried cranberries
2 teaspoons poppy seeds, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the sour cream and lemon extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating just until combined. Fold in cranberries and poppy seeds if desired.
Pour into four greased 5-3/4-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 4 mini loaves (6 slices each).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 190 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 206 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Cranberry Lemon Bread in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2005, p21