Linda's Nutty Cranberry-Blueberry Bread

Submitted by LindaFormichelli

"This dark, spiced loaf is loaded with berries and nuts. Freeze one loaf for later! You can replace a quarter of the whole wheat flour with ground flax if you like. I've also made this vegan by replacing the eggs with a cup of apple sauce or mashed banana and replacing the milk with soymilk. If you do this, reduce the sugar because applesauce and bananas are naturally sweet."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 2 loaves
• Serves: 20-24

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups fresh cranberries (no need to thaw) or 2 1/2 cups frozen cranberries (no need to thaw)
• 1 cup fresh blueberries (no need to thaw) or 1 cup frozen blueberries (no need to thaw)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 2⁄3 cup vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 cups white flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Grease bottoms only of two loaf pans, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 or 9 x 5 inches.
3. Mix sugar, oil, vanilla, orange peel, milk, and eggs in large bowl.
4. Stir in remaining ingredients.
5. Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Cool 10 minutes. Remove loaves from pans. Cool completely on a rack before slicing.