Orange Scented Cranberry Bread
by Kim and Larry Stumpf

Ingredients:

2 cups flour, all-purpose
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 cup prune puree or baby food prunes
1 tsp. orange peel
3/4 cup orange juice
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, chopped
1/3 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350*F. In mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add prune puree; beat at low speed to incorporate. Add orange peel and juice; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in cranberries and nuts. Spray a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon batter into pan and level top. Bake in center of oven about 50 minutes or until pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes then turn out of pan onto rack to cool completely. Cut into 12 slices.

 

*  *  *

 

Submitted by Kim and Larry Stumpf

Printer Friendly Version