Cranberry Nut Bread

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup butter, melted (or margarine)
• 1 egg (or 2 egg whites) (medium)
• 1 cup chopped cranberries
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar (optional, for glaze)
• 1 teaspoon water (optional, for glaze)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl.

2. Grate orange peeling, then squeeze juice from orange. Add additional orange juice to make 3/4 cup.

3. In a separate bowl, blend orange juice, butter, egg, and grated orange peel; add to flour mixture, stirring until just blended.
4. Mix in cranberries and walnuts.

5. Pour batter into a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan, greased on bottom only.

6. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove and cool completely on wire rack.

7. Optional: to make glaze, mix powdered sugar and water; add water as needed to make thin glaze. Drizzle over cooled loaf.