Orange Cranberry Bread (Amish Starter)

JanuaryBride's Note:

Yep ANOTHER recipe for your Amish Starter. . .and this one is perfect for holiday gift giving. I lightened up the recipe a bit with sugar free jello, applesauce and much less sugar than traditional Friendship Bread recipe. I made mine into 5 mini loaves, but you could also make 2 large loaves and increase your cooking time.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 15

Yield: 5.0 mini lo ...

• 1 1/2 cups amish starter
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 (1/3 ounce) box sugar-free orange jello, mix
• 1/2 cup sugar (feel free to decrease this to 1/4 cup if you don't want it quite as sweet)
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 cup pecans (optional)

Directions:

1. Mix together the wet ingredients, then stir in the dry ingredients – adding the cranberries, zest and pecans last.
2. Pour into 5 greased mini loaf pans and bake at 325 for 45-50 minutes.