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Cranberry Orange Walnut Bread

Cranberry Orange Walnut Bread
Cranberry Bread is a natural coming from Oregon, a state famous for its cranberries. And each fall my husband and I go out and scrounge around picking up the walnuts for this delicious bread. A lady was presenting this bread at a food fair when I had the "nerve" to ask her for the recipe. She obliged, and it's been a steady item in our menu ever since. But not just at Thanksgiving—
16 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • Grated peel of 1 orange
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons hot water
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. In another bowl, beat
  • egg. Add orange juice, peel, butter and hot water. Add to flour
  • mixture, stirring just until moistened. Gently fold in cranberries
  • and walnuts.
  • Spoon into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 325° for 60
  • minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out
  • clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
  • Yield: 1 loaf (16 servings).
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 slice) equals 177 calories,
© Taste of Home 2013

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Cranberry Orange Walnut Bread (continued)

Nutrition Facts: 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 209 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013