Orange Cranberry Bread

    Yield: 1 loaf (18 slices)

    Source: "The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes"


    Ingredients

      2 C flour
      1/2 C sugar
      1/2 tsp baking flour
      1/2 tsp salt
      1 medium orange
      2 tsp margarine, melted
      1 lge egg, beaten, or 1/4 C egg substitute
      1 tsp vanilla
      1 C fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
      1/2 C chopped walnuts


    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees . Cut aluminum foil to fit the bottom of a 9x5 inch loaf pan and spray the sides of the pan with nonstick pan spray.

    Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.

    Grate zest from the orange and set aside. Cut orange in half and squeeze the juice into a measuring cup. Add grated zest and melted margarine to the juice and add enough hot water to make 1 cup.

    Stir the liquids into the dry ingredients. Add the egg, vanilla, cranberries, and walnuts; stir to mix.

    Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Let stand overnight for easy slicing. Cut into 18 slices.

    Nutritional Information per Serving (1/2-inch slice): Calories: 108, Fat: 3 g, Cholesterol: 12 mg, Sodium: 109 mg, Carbohydrate: 19 g, Dietary Fiber: 1 g, Sugars: 7 g, Protein: 2 g

    Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1/2 Fat