Cranberry Bread
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Cranberry Bread
- 3/4 cup cranberries, raw, washed and chopped
- 1/2 cup unsulfured raisins, chopped
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
- 1 cup apple cider or apple juice
- 2 tsp grated lemon rind, preferably organic
- 3 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 1 tbsp each melted butter or vegetable spread and oil, or all oil
- 1 egg
- 2 cup whole wheat pastry flour or spelt flour, or 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 white unbleached flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt, or less as desired
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Stir in chopped nuts.
- Beat together egg, honey or maple syrup, and butter or vegetable spread or oil. Gently stir in apple juice or cider, lemon rind, cranberries, and raisins.
- Add dry ingredients to liquid ingredients, mixing only enough to moisten all ingredients.
- Bake in well-greased 8 x 4-inch loaf pan for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a knife or toothpick inserted through center comes out clean.
