Orange-Cranberry Nut Bread

Name: Orange-Cranberry Nut Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 1 loaf (16 slices).
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1 large egg, room temperature, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoons hot water; 2 tablespoons melted butter; 8 ounces fresh cranberries, halved; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 4 teaspoons grated orange zest

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 55 min. + cooling YIELD: 1 loaf (16 slices).

—Marilyn Ellis, Canyon Lake, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup orange juice
1 large egg, room temperature, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons hot water
2 tablespoons melted butter
8 ounces fresh cranberries, halved
1/2 cup chopped pecans
4 teaspoons grated orange zest

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°. Whisk together the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk orange juice, egg, water and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries, pecans and orange zest.
2. Bake in a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 155 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 138mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat.

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