Cranberry Bread

Cranberry Bread

2 cups of flour

1 cup of sugar

1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder

1 teaspoon salt (optional)

½ teaspoon of baking soda

¾ cup of orange juice

1 Tablespoon of grated orange peel

2 Tablespoons of butter or margarine

1 egg

1 ½ cups of fresh cranberries, chopped

½ cup of nuts (optional)

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. Pour orange juice, peel, margarine and egg, mix well. Stir in cranberries and flour. In a greased 9x5 loaf pan, place batter, bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.