Pumpkin Cranberry Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. grated orange rind
3/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 (16 oz.) can solid pack pumpkin
1 c. chopped walnuts
1 c. chopped cranberries

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Combine dry ingredients; set aside. Cream the butter and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
Alternate additions of pumpkin and dry ingredients. Stir in nuts and cranberries.
Pour batter into 2 lightly greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pans.
Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until bread tests done.
If desired, drizzle with icing (mix just enough cream or milk into confectioner sugar to make a slightly running consistency).
Garnish with walnut halves and cranberries.
Yields 2 loaves.