Cranberry Nut Bread

Name: Cranberry Nut Bread
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon minced orange peel; 1 tablespoon water; 3 12 cups squeezed fresh orange juice, with pulp (3-4 oranged); 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 cups flour; 34 cup sugar; 1 12 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 12 teaspoon baking soda; 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 12 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 12 cups chopped cranberries; 34 cup chopped pecans; 12 pecan halves, for decoration (optional)

16 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1 teaspoon minced orange peel
1 tablespoon water
3 12 cups squeezed fresh orange juice, with pulp (3-4 oranged)
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups flour
34 cup sugar
1 12 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
12 teaspoon baking soda
12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
12 teaspoon cinnamon
1 12 cups chopped cranberries
34 cup chopped pecans
12 pecan halves, for decoration (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Soak minced orange peel in TB of water to rehydrate.
3

In a small bowl lightly beat the egg, add orange peel, orange juice, vegetable oil, and pure vanilla extract.
4

In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon.
5

Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until moist.
6

Add cranberries and nuts(except for 12 pecan halves).
7

Divide batter between 2 regular loaf pans greased and floured on the bottoms only( we prefer glass baking pans).
8

Place 4-6 pecan halves evenly on top of each loaf.
9

Bake in preheated oven 50-60 minutes, until golden brown and springy to the touch.
10

Remove from oven, cool in pan 8-10 minutes.
11

Remove from pan(run a very thin knife around the outside edge of the bread, if you are concerned about the bread sticking).
12

Let cool before completely slicing.