Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
  • 12 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 14 cup shortening
  • 12 cup orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup frozen cranberries, chopped into halves
  • 12 cup chopped walnuts

Method

  • preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • grease a 9 by 5 loaf pan.
  • sift together flour,sugar,baking powder, baking soda & salt.
  • using a pastry blender cut in shortening until coarse crumbs form.
  • in a seperate bowl,combine orange juice,orange peel & egg.
  • make a well in the center of the dry ingrediants.
  • add egg mixture all at once,tossing with a fork until just moistened.
  • stir in nuts & cranberries.
  • spread batter in prepared pan.
  • bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean,about 1 hour.
  • remove bread from pan;cool completly.