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Cranberry And Orange Bread Mas 40 Year Old Recipe Recipe


CRANBERRY AND ORANGE BREAD  MAS 40 YEAR OLD RECIPE  Recipe
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My mother always had me bake this bread at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It beacme a tridition. I still make it even at other time of the year because now we can get cranberries frozen year round.

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Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • ½ tsp. Baking powder
  • ½ tsp. Baking soda
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 Lg. Orange, Seedless ( Juice and grated Rind )
  • 1 cup Cranberries fresh or frozen ( cut fresh cranberries in half if frozen do not cut in half )
  • 1 cup Walnuts, Chopped, ( Optional, if not using add one more cup of cut cranberries )
  • 2 Tbs. Shortening ( Crisco in can )
  • 2 Eggs
  • 9” x 5”-inches Loaf pan

Directions
  1. 1)Preheat oven to 350
  2. 2)Grease and lightly flour the loaf pan. Set aside
  3. 3)In a large bowl mix or sift the dry ingredients together twice (flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar)
  4. 4)Grate the orange rind and place into a 1cup liquid measuring cup, squeeze the orange juice and place it in the measuring cup that has the rind altogether they should measure ¾ cup, if shy add more juice or water to the ¾ line.
  5. 5)Cut cranberries in half also removing defected or non-ripe cranberries.
  6. 6)One at a time add to the dry ingredients eggs, cranberries and walnuts; blend together this batter becomes tough to mix but do the best you can.
  7. 7)Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
  8. 8)Bake at 350 for approx. 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  9. 9)When done cool in pan for 5 minutes on a wire rack, then remove and let cool for another 5 minutes. Serve.

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Sound so good!! high 5


I haven't had this in years, thanks for sharing:)


Great recipe Ed. Thanks for the history and the post. Saving this for sure to make for our Thanksgiving!
Valerie


Looks so good! Another great post!


Love these breads you are posting and the stories!


ABSOLUTELY a must-bake this Christmas!! Thanks to you and your Mom for this! :+D
HIGH FIVE! Flagged as beautiful also :+D


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