Cranberry Nut Bread

Cranberry Nut Bread

 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or regular flour)
1 cup sugar (we use Rapadura)
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
¾ cup orange juice (reconstituted)
2 Tbsp coconut oil (or other vegetable oil)
1 Tbsp grated orange peel (can omit if you have none)
1 egg, well beaten
1 ½ cups fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
½ cup chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350°.  Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.  Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl.  Stir in orange juice, oil, orange  peel and egg.  Mix until well blended.  Stir in cranberries and nuts.  Spread evenly in loaf pan.  Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Cool on rack for 15 minutes.  Remove from pan; cool completely.  Makes 1 loaf.

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