Cranberry Fruit Nut Bread
Family Favorite Made Every Year
Servings 3 loves
Ingredients
- 6 cups flour sifted all purpose (2 cups)
- 3 cups granulated sugar (1 cup)
- 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder double acting (1 and 1/2teaspoons)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (3/4)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (1 teaspoon)
- 3/4 cup shortening (1/4 cup)
- 2 1/4 cups orange juice ( 3/4 cup)
- 3 tablespoons grated orange rind (1 tablespoon)
- 3 eggs well beaten 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts (1/2/cup)
- 6 cups fresh cranberries cut berries in half and sorted (2 cups)
Instructions
- Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt.
- Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal
- Combine orange juice and grated rind with well beaten eggs
- Pour liquid into dry ingredients all at once and mix just enough to dampen
- Carefully fold in chopped nuts and cranberries
- Spoon into greased loaf pan 9x5x3. Spread corners and sides slighly higher than center.
- Bake in moderate oven 350 degrees F for about an hour. Bake until crust is golden and toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from pan after 5 minutes and cool completely. Store overnight for easy slicing. Makes three loaves if using complete recipe. Freezes wll also. Single recipe is in () for just one loaf.
- ( one loaf measurement)
Notes
This recipe came from EFNEP Nutrition aide that lived near Cooperstown while I worked as Cooperative Extension Agent for Otsego County in 1977. Has been a family favorite for years now.