Grace's Grand Marnier Cranberry Bread

A great addition to a Holiday Buffet or Gift Basket. Mom has it on hand when we visit her on our ski trips. Something about the fireplace on a snowy Winter's day seems to make it taste even better!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 slices

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  orange (juice and grated rind)
• 2  tablespoons butter (melted)
• 4  ounces  candied cherries
• 1  egg (well-beaten)
• 1⁄2 cup pecans (chopped)
• 2  cups fresh cranberries (halved)
• 1⁄2 cup Grand Marnier
• 2  teaspoons  superfine sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. lightly grease a 9X5X3 loafpan.
2. In med bowl, sift together first 5 dry ingredients. Combine orange juice and rind, butter (adding enough water to make 3/4 cup liquid) and stir in egg. Mix together with flour mixture until moist. Fold in cherries, nuts and cranberries.
3. Put mixture into loafpan and bake for 50-60 minutes. Cool.
4. Disolve sugar into Grand Marnier. Romove loaf from pan and pour liqid into pan. Return loaf to pan. Refrigerate overnight. Slice and serve when ready.