Pumpkin Cranberry Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons orange zest, minced
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup cranberries, chopped (fresh or frozen)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f & grease two 8"x4" loaf pans.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy, then add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 beat in the pumpkin & zest (noting that the mixture will look curddled).
• 4 in another bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda & baking powder, then add it to the pumpkin mixture, mixing until just moistened.
• 5 fold in the nuts & berries, then pour into the prepared loaf pans.
• 6 bake for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 7 cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pans to a wire rack. loaves can be frozen for later use.