Cranberry Orange Bread

• white flour↗1 cup
• whole wheat flour↗1 cup
• sugar↗1⁄2 cup
• baking powder↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
• salt↗3⁄4 teaspoon
• baking soda↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• cinnamon↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• clove↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• orange, zest of, grated↗1

  grated

• orange juice↗3⁄4 cup
• large egg↗1
• melted butter1⁄4 cup
• fresh cranberries↗1 cup

  frozen also ok

• chopped walnuts1⁄2 cup

  optional

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Gather together the flours, sugar, baking powder, soda, cloves and cinnamon into the sifter, and sift into your mixing bowl. I ground cinnamon bark and whole cloves in my coffee grinder, and they tasted and smelled super-good!

2. 2

   In another container, mix the orange rind and juice, egg, and melted butter. Stir these wet ingredients into the dry.

3. 3

   Coarsely chop the cranberries, or give them a couple of quick whirls in a food processor. Add them to the batter along with the optional walnuts, and mix it all through.

4. 4

   Pour into a buttered loaf pan, and bake at 350F for 1 hour, or until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean. If I don't have a toothpick, I often use a stick of spaghetti for this task. Cool the bread on a rack, and if you're not going to gobble it all down right away (very tempting!) wrap it tightly to store.