Cranberry Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups cranberries, chopped, divided (fresh or frozen)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange zest, minced
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups of chopped cranberries, sugar & orange zest.
• 2 brink to a boil, then reduce heat & cook 6 to 8 minutes or until cranberries are softened.
• 3 remove from the heat & stir in the remaining berries before setting them aside.
• 4 preheat oven to 350 degrees f & grease two 8-inch loaf pans.
• 5 in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt & cloves.
• 6 in another bowl, combine the eggs, sour cream & butter, then stir this mixture into the dry ingredients until just blended.
• 7 fold in the cranberries & pecans, then pour batter into the two prepared loaf pans.
• 8 bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 9 cool in the pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack before removing the loaves from the pans to cool completely on the wire rack.