Cranberry Nut Bread

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon orange zest

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.

Add the cranberries and walnuts, and stir to coat with flour.

Mix together the egg, oil, orange juice, and orange zest.

Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture, and stir until just blended.

Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack, and cool completely.

Date and Nut Bread

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups hot water
1 1/2 cups dates, pitted and chopped
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease loaf pan.

Pour the hot water over the dates and let stand until cooled.

Sift the flour and baking soda together then add the sugar and salt.

Stir in the cooled dates and water.

Add the melted butter, beaten egg vanilla and walnuts.

Mix well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until a toothpick insert near the center comes out clean.

Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan and let cool on a wire rack.

Old Fashioned Cranberry Bread

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup butter
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon orange zest
3/4 cup orange juice
1 1/2 cups golden raisins
1 1/2 cups chopped cranberries

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Spray or grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.

Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.

Add egg, orange peel, and orange juice; stir to mix and fold in raisins and cranberries.

Pour into loaf pan and bake for 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Remove from pan; cool on wire rack.

Pumpkin Chip Muffins

INGREDIENTS:

4 eggs
2 cups white sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease two 12 cup muffin pans, or line with paper baking cups.

Beat the eggs in a large bowl, and mix in the sugar, pumpkin and oil.

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Blend into the egg and pumpkin mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips. Transfer to the muffin pans.

Bake in the preheated oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove muffins from pans, and cool on a wire rack.