Cranberry Orange Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 1 Tbsp orange zest
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped (optional)

Before you start

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9x5-in loaf pan.

Directions

1. Whisk: all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt.
2. Cut in until crumbly: step 1, unsalted butter.
3. Stir in just until moistened: step 2, orange zest, orange juice, egg.
4. Fold in: step 3, fresh or frozen cranberries, walnuts or pecans.
5. Bake 350°F 55 to 65 min: step 4.
6. Cool 10 min in pan, then about 1 hr on a rack before slicing: step 5.