Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon minced orange peel
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 3 12 cups squeezed fresh orange juice, with pulp (3-4 oranged)
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 34 cup sugar
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 12 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 12 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 12 cups chopped cranberries
  • 34 cup chopped pecans
  • 12 pecan halves, for decoration (optional)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Soak minced orange peel in TB of water to rehydrate.
  • In a small bowl lightly beat the egg, add orange peel, orange juice, vegetable oil, and pure vanilla extract.
  • In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon.
  • Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until moist.
  • Add cranberries and nuts(except for 12 pecan halves).
  • Divide batter between 2 regular loaf pans greased and floured on the bottoms only( we prefer glass baking pans).
  • Place 4-6 pecan halves evenly on top of each loaf.
  • Bake in preheated oven 50-60 minutes, until golden brown and springy to the touch.
  • Remove from oven, cool in pan 8-10 minutes.
  • Remove from pan(run a very thin knife around the outside edge of the bread, if you are concerned about the bread sticking).
  • Let cool before completely slicing.