Cranberry Streusel Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    FOR THE STREUSEL
    1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
    3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
    3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
    FOR THE BREAD
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    3/4 cup granulated sugar
    1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 large egg
    3/4 cup orange juice
    3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
    2 tablespoons orange zest, minced
    1 1/4 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)
    2/3 cup golden raisin
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & grease a 9\"x5\" loaf pan.
    FOR THE STREUSEL ~ In a bowl, combine sugar & flour, then cut in the butter until crumbly. Stir in the pecans & set aside.
    FOR THE BREAD ~ In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice & salt.
    In another bowl, whisk together the egg, orange jice, butter & zest, then stir this mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Fold in the cranberries & raisins.
    Put half of the batter into the prepared loaf pan, then sprinkle that with half of the streusel. Repeat layering.
    Bake 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
    Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing the bread from the pan & putting it upright on the wire rack.

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