Cranberry Orange Quick Bread With Creamy Orange Spread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups cranberries, chopped
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade

Recipe

• 1 combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and soda.
• 2 mix together the juice and melted butter. combine with the dry mixture. stir until just moistened.
• 3 fold in cranberries and zest.
• 4 pour into greased and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pan or a bundt pan. bake 350 degrees f. for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted comes out clean. cool 5 minutes, remove from pan.
• 5 for the creamy orange spread:.
• 6 combine the orange marmalade and the cream cheese (store in the refrigerator).
• 7 serve warm slices of the bread with dollops of the creamy spread.