White Chocolate Cranberry Bread

The tangy taste of cranberries is great, but then combine that with both vanilla chips & the citrus of orange & lemon, well . . . ! This recipe, now somewhat tweaked, comes from Taste of Home Best Holiday Recipes, 2008!

• Ready In: 1 hr 6 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 3  large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
• 3  tablespoons  orange juice
• 1  teaspoon lemon zest, minced
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup  vanilla chip, melted, cooled
• 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1⁄2 cups dried cranberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then grease & flour a 9-inch loaf pan.
2. In large mixing bowl, cream shortening & sugar.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Beat in buttermilk, orange juice, lemon zest & vanilla.
5. Stir in melted chips.
6. In another bowl, whisk together flour, salt & baking soda, then gradually add to this to creamed mixture.
7. Stir in cranberries.
8. Pour into prepared loaf pan & bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
9. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan & cooling completely on wire rack.