Quick Cranberry Nut Bread

Directions

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   DIRECTIONS:.
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   Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan.
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   Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small mixing bowl; set aside.
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   Using an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine with sugar in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg; mix well. Break up cranberry sauce with a fork and add to the butter mixture. Add nuts. Add dry ingredients to the cranberry mixture, mixing just until the dry ingredients are moist.
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   Spread batter evenly into prepared loaf pan. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. If bread begins to brown too quickly, loosely cover with foil and continue to bake until bread tests done.
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   Makes 1 loaf.