Cranberry Orange Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 0.75 cups white sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.75 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.25 cups unsalted butter , cut into pieces and softened
• 0.75 cups orange juice
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 1 large egg , beaten
• 1 cup chopped cranberries
• 0.5 cups chopped walnuts , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 8x4-inch loaf pan.

3. 3

   Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Stir butter into flour mixture until combined. Add orange juice, orange zest, and egg; mix well.

4. 4

   Fold in cranberries and walnuts. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes.

6. 6

   Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.