Taking a break from work to make my favorite cranberry bread.

Sometimes I have to make myself take a break from work and do something domestic. I used to cook a lot when my girls were small, but that has become a thing of the past. I loved keeping house and cooking and always tried to have something in the oven to surprise the kids when they got home from school. Unfortunately, when the girls left home and I started my own business..domesticity went right out the window! Here is me trying to get a little back!

I hope you enjoy my cranberry bread as much as I enjoyed making it.

 

Cranberry Orange Bread

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest (fresh is the best)
• 1  cup fresh cranberries (increase if you like more berries)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup orange juice

     Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F

1. Grease and flour loaf pan.
   
2. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and orange zest and set aside.
   
3. In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and egg. Stir in orange juice.
   
4. Mix in flour mixture - I use a silicone spatula
   
5. Pour into loaf pan.
6. Sprinkle with course sugar
   
7. Bake for  45-50 minutes or until the bread springs back when lightly touched.
   

     Enjoy!