Cranberry Fruit Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 1 c cranberries coarsely chopped
• 12 c chopped pecans
• 1 Tbsp grated orange peel
• 2 c flour
• 1 c sugar
• 1 12 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 12 tsp baking soda
• 2 Tbsp shortening
• 34 c orange juice
• 1 egg well beaten

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Generously grease and lightly flour a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan
3. Prepare cranberries nuts and orange peel set aside
4. In a bowl mix together flour sugar baking powder salt and soda
5. Cut in shortening
6. Stir in orange juice egg and orange peel mixing just to moisten
7. Fold in cranberries and nuts
8. Spoon into pan
9. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean
10. Let cool 15 minutes Remove from pan