Orange Cranberry Bread

Ingredients

3 c all purpose flour
3/4 c granulated sugar
1/2 c walnuts
1 1/2 ts baking powder
1/2 ts baking soda
1 egg
1/2 c prepared cranberry-orange
3/8 c milk
1/4 c butter
2 tb apple jelly

Instructions

-preserves Whole cranberries, Optional Green candied cherries, -Optional Confectioners' sugar, -Optional Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a 4-cup fluted ring mold. Stir the flour, chopped cranberries, sugar, walnuts, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl to mix well. Beat the egg, cranberry-orange sauce, milk, and melted butter in a second bowl with a wire whisk or a fork; when thoroughly blended, stir in the flour mixture until just mixed. Spoon the batter into the prepared mold. Bake for 1 hour until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and cool completely. Stir the apple jelly in a small saucepan over low heat until warm and melted; brush over the top of the cooled bread. Decorate, if desired, with whole cranberries, green candied cherries, and a light dusting of confectioners' sugar. Store, wrapped in plastic, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week; brush with jelly and decorate after storing. Makes one 6-inch ring loaf or about 12 servings. [REDBOOK; Nov 1990]