Recipe: Pat's Cranberry Orange Nut Bread

CRANBERRY ORANGE NUT BREAD

"Everybody loves and requests this every year. It's putzy to make, but worth the effort."

1 1/2 cup chopped raw cranberries
4 tsp grated orange peel
3 tbsp and 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided use
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp ground nutmeg
2 beaten eggs
3/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease on 9x5x3-inch loaf pan or 4 small loaf pans.

Mix together cranberries, orange peel and 3 tablespoons sugar; set aside.

Sift together flour, the remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; set aside.

Mix together eggs, orange juice and 3/4 cup water. Add to dry ingredients along with the cranberry mixture and butter; stir just to blend and moisten. Fold in walnuts. Place in prepared pan(s)

Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (start checking small loaves at 35-40 minutes). Remove from pan; cool completely.

Makes 1 (9x5-inch) loaf or 4 small loaves
From: Pat, WI