Cranberry Orange Bread, gift idea #2

After posting that tough almond toffee recipe I thought I should follow up with this very simple sweet loaf.
I love this recipe, it can be adapted to anything from pumpkin bread, zucchini bread, date nut bread, applesauce bread to this cranberry orange bread.

Make this into two large loaves or 4 or 5 small ones, wrap them in plastic wrap or wax paper and foil, add a bow, instant gift.
People love to get them during the holidays for their own consumption or to serve or bring to that last minute party. They freeze beautifully.

Preheat oven to 325 F.
Grease two 9X5 loaf pans or four to five smaller ones.


Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 cup canola oil
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 cups chopped cranberries ( or pureed pumpkin or grated zucchini, or chopped dates or applesauce, you get the idea)
zest from one orange (optional)
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp clove powder ( You can vary the spices depending on the type of bread you make.)
1 cup chopped walnuts ( same here use pecans, or other dried fruit like raisins)




Mix together in a bowl, the eggs, oil and sugars.

Before

After

Add the chopped cranberries, orange zest and vanilla extract.

I found the leftover fresh cranberry orange relish and used that and 1 cup of chopped fresh cranberries.

As I looked at the cup of cranberries rolling around on my cutting board, I had inspiration !!
Why not us the chopper thingy Bob uses for the almond toffee.
It worked beautifully !!

Whisk together in a bowl all the dry ingredients, flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves.

Add the dry ingredient to the wet and mix until just combined.

Add one cup of chopped walnut. Pour into your greased loaf pans.

Bake 50 to 60 minutes. Check them after 50 minutes, do that toothpick thing, mine were ready. The little loaves make take a shorter time, try them after 30 to 40 minutes.

I forgot to put in the walnuts so I added them on top after they went into the oven which I actually quite like.

Remove to a rack to cool.
Remember they freeze well and make a great breakfast bread !!