Christmas Bread
Why I Love This Recipe
A must have for the holidays!
Ingredients You'll Need
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda.
1/4 cup butter
1 beaten egg
1 tsp grated orange peel
3/4 cup orange juice
1 cup raisins
half bag of chopped cranberries
Directions
Sift: 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp baking soda.
Cut in 1/4 cup butter until mixture is crumbly. Add 1 beaten egg, 1 tsp grated orange peel and 3/4 cup orange juice and mix until mixture is evenly moist. Fold in 1 cup raisins and about a half bag of chopped cranberries per loaf.
Spoon into a greased 9 x 5 loaf pan bake at 350' for 1 hour and 10 mins or until toothpick in center comes out clean. Or bake in your bread machine. Cool on a wire rack. keep stored in aluminum foil.
