Chef Norm’s Cranberry Orange Loaf

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 cup of white sugar
• 1 & ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• ¾ cup orange juice
• 1 & ½ cups of golden raisins
• 1 & ½ cups chopped dried cranberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or grease, one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
2. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt & baking soda.
3. Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Add the beaten egg, orange zest and orange juice, mix and then add the raisins & dried cranberries, while continuing to mix.
4. Pour into the greased loaf pan & bake for approximately 70 minutes or until you can stick a toothpick in the loaf & it can be removed clean.
5. Cool on wire rack.