Cranberry Orange Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup white flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1 orange, zest of, grated
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1 cup fresh cranberries (frozen also ok)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Gather together the flours, sugar, baking powder, soda, cloves and cinnamon into the sifter, and sift into your mixing bowl. I ground cinnamon bark and whole cloves in my coffee grinder, and they tasted and smelled super-good!

2. 2

   In another container, mix the orange rind and juice, egg, and melted butter. Stir these wet ingredients into the dry.

3. 3

   Coarsely chop the cranberries, or give them a couple of quick whirls in a food processor. Add them to the batter along with the optional walnuts, and mix it all through.

4. 4

   Pour into a buttered loaf pan, and bake at 350F for 1 hour, or until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean. If I don't have a toothpick, I often use a stick of spaghetti for this task. Cool the bread on a rack, and if you're not going to gobble it all down right away (very tempting!) wrap it tightly to store.