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INGREDIENTS:

3 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon Double-acting baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter Softened
1 cup Sugar
1 tablespoon freshly Grated orange zest PLUS”PLUS” means this ingredient in addition to the one on the next line, often with divided uses
1 teaspoon freshly Grated orange zest
2 large Eggs
2/3 cup Fresh orange juice
2/3 cup Milk
2/3 cup Finely chopped dried Apricots
2/3 cup Chopped walnuts or pecans
3 cups Cranberries; picked over And chopped

DIRECTIONS:

Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the sugar and beat in the zest and the eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in the orange juice and the milk and beat the mixture until it is combined well (it will appear curdled). Add the flour mixture and beat the batter until it is just combined. Stir in the apricots, the walnuts, and the cranberries, divide the batter among buttered and floured loaf pans, each 5 3/4 by 3 1/4 by 2 inches, and bake the breads in the middle of a preheated 350F. oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.

Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool, right sides up, on a rack. The breads keep, wrapped well in plastic wrap and foil, chilled for 1 week or frozen for 1 month.

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INGREDIENTS:

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2 tablespoons shortening
1 egg — well beaten
1 1/2 cup Fresh or Frozen Cranberries — coarsely chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.

Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl. Stir in orange juice, orange peel, shortening and egg. Mix until well blended. Stir in cranberries and nuts. Spread evenly in loaf pan.

Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely. Wrap and store overnight.

PER SERVING (1 slice): Cal. 211, Fat Cal. 54, Protein 3grams, Carb. 37grams, Fat 6grams, Chol. 18mg., Sodium 313mg.

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INGREDIENTS:

2 cups flour
1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh or frozen Wisconsin cranberries - halved
3/4 cup whole milk
1 cup sliced almonds
6 tablespoons melted butter

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan. In a large bowl blend the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, combine the milk, melted butter, egg, orange zest and almond extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until no streaks of flour remain. Fold in the cranberries and almonds.

Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and spread evenly. Bang the pan once or twice on the counter to remove any air pockets. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cook the bread in the the pan for 10 minutes and then turn onto a rack to cool completely before slicing.