Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 orange , juiced and zested
• 2 tablespoons butter , melted
• 1 egg , beaten
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup cranberries , quartered
• 1.5 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter , softened
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a loaf pan.
2. 2 In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.
3. 3 In a 1-cup (or larger) measuring cup combine juice and zest of the orange, butter and enough boiling water to reach 3/4 cup. Stir into flour mixture. Fold in egg, walnuts and cranberries. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. 4 Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
5. 5 To make the icing combine confectioners' sugar, butter, orange juice and milk; add more milk if necessary so that the icing is thin and slightly runny. Drizzle over bread; allow icing to set before slicing.

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