Polka Dot Quick Bread
breads, cheese
2 cup cranberries; fresh or frozen
1 cup milk
1 each egg; lg, slightly beaten
1/4 cup butter; melted
1 teaspoon orange peel; grated
2 cup unbleached flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup cheddar; md, shredded
1/2 cup walnuts; coarsely chopped
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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