Cranberry Orange Walnut Bread

This bread is a delicious winter treat that is altogether fairly healthy AND tasty.

Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 15 min

Servings
1 regular 9' x 5' loaf

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (roughly one small package) fresh cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup of softened butter (easy way to do this is set on top of pre-heating oven)
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup of orange juice
1 1/2 tablespoons of orange zest

Procedures
1. Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.  Grease 9' x 5' loaf pan.
2. Whisk together both flours, baking soda, salt.
3. Add orange zest to this mixture and whisk.  Then set aside.
4.  In a larger bowl beat together on low speed the softened butter and sugar.  Add egg and beat until smooth.  *Tip: Whisk egg by itself first, makes for a more even consistency*
5. Stir in Orange juice.
6. Gradually add the flour mixture while continually beating.
7. Add the cranberries and walnuts (easiest to add at this stage because any earlier and the beater will launch them across the kitchen-trust me) and mix well either with wooden spoon or hands.
8. Pour bread mixture into greased loaf pan and bake for approximately 1 hr. Check bread at 50 minutes by looking to see if top is browned, bread springs back after lightly being touched, and by inserting and removing a tooth pick.  If there is no residue on tooth pick then bread is done.
9.  Let cool for 5-10 minutes.
10.  Transfer to cooling rack and enjoy!!

*Goes well with a Raspberry beer or milk :-) *