Polka Dot Quick Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cup cranberries; fresh or frozen
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 1  egg; large slightly beaten
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup butter; melted
• 1 1/2 cup cheddar; shredded
• 1 tbsp. orange peel; grated
• 1/2 cup walnuts; coarsely chopped
• 2 cup unbleached Flour

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. then grease a 9 X 5-inch loaf pan; set aside. Cut the cranberries in half and set aside in a small bowl.
• In a medium bowl, combine the milk, egg, butter, and orange peel and set aside.
• Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Add the halved cranberries, cheese and nuts.
• Toss with a fork to distribute. Add the milk mixture all at once and stir the flour mixture until just moistened.
• Turn into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan. Cool to room temperature on the wire rack before slicing.

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