Cranberry Nut Bread

Gramma Lucille / Aunt Barb / Aunt Mary

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• tablespoons butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons Crisco, melted
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup grated rind of 1 orange

Instructions

Sift dry ingredients together; add egg, shortening, orange juice, and hot water. Mix until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in the nuts and cranberries and orange rind. Bake in greased loaf pan for 1 hour and 10 minutes at 325°. Cool in refrigerator 24 hours.

You can make several mini loaves instead of 1 large one.

This is really good toasted!