Holiday Bake Along - Chippewa Creek Quilts

December 20th, 2007 by Tink Boord-Dill

Here is a fabulous quick bread recipe featuring the Holiday favorite, cranberries.

I hope you’ll follow along with this year’s Holiday Bake Along. Be sure and check out previous recipes, as well!

Tink

*When I dream, I cook and bake like an artist!*

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Needlework and Quilting Holiday Bake Along 2007

Cranberry Bread

This recipe has been a part of our family celebration since the mid 1960’s. It was given to us by the mother of a good friend in my Girl Scout troop. We serve it to guests along with the traditional Christmas cookies and we use it for a great breakfast treat. About ten years ago I started bringing this cranberry bread to the annual November bake sale sponsored our fire department auxiliary. It always sells fast because it is the bread with “whole cranberries” so you can actually taste the berries.

Ingredients

2 eggs
2 cups sugar
4 Tablespoons shortening
1 cup orange juice
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 Tablespoons hot water
1-12 ounce package of whole cranberries, washed
1 cup walnuts (optional)

Step by Step

Preheat oven to 325.
1) Cream eggs, sugar, and shortening.
2) Add orange juice and mix thoroughly.
3) Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and water and mix thoroughly.
4) Stir in whole cranberries and nuts by hand.
5) Grease two 9 inch loaf pans and divide batter evenly between them.
6) Bake for one hour.
7) Serve and Enjoy!

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