Charlie's Cranberry Orange Bread

This bread has become a holiday favorite in our house. I think I have made 4 loaves of it since the beginning of the month! My boyfriend got this recipe from a friend in college and boy am I glad he kept it.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup squeezed orange juice
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Grated rind of one orange
1 1/2 whole cranberries
pinch cinnamon (optional)
pinch nutmeg (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine butter, sugar, and egg in bowl until smooth, Stir in juice.
In a second bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Combine with wet ingredients and stir until moist. Stir in orange rind and cranberries.
Bake 1 hour @ 350 degrees.

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