Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe

• Serves: 12
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
• 1/2 cup pecans coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup margarine softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup orange juice

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Whisk together flour baking powder baking soda and salt. Stir in orange zest cranberries and pecans. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl cream together margarine sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in orange juice. Beat in flour mixture until just moistened. Pour into prepared pan.

3. Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven or until the bread springs back when lightly touched. Let stand 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to cool. Wrap in plastic when it's completely cooled.