Cranberry Orange Bread

Directions

Ingredients :

2 cups flour

¾ cup sugar

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

¾ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon baking soda

¼ cup butter

cut into small chunks

¾ cup orange juice

1 tablespoon grated orange zest

1 egg

beaten

1 cup chopped cranberries

½ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)

Methods :

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 8 1/2×4 1/2-inch loaf pan.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Stir butter into flour mixture until combined. Add orange juice, orange zest, and egg; mix well. Fold in cranberries and walnuts. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.