Cranberry Toasts (christmas Bread, Sliced And Toasted)

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 2/3 cups milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon orange peel, finely shredded
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in large mixing bowl stir together first 6 ingredients. make a well in the center and set aside.
• 2 combine milk, egg, oil and orange peel. add to dry mixture all at once; and stir just until moistened. fold in cranberries and nuts.
• 3 spoon batter evently into two 8" x 4" x 2" pans, bottoms greased to 1/2" up the sides. bake at 350 f for 40-50 minutes.
• 4 cool in pans; place loaves on wire rack for 10 minutes. wrap and store overnight in refrigerator.
• 5 before serving: trim ends from loaves; cut each loaf into 18 slices. lay slices on 2 large baking sheets and bake at 425 f for 15-18 minutes, until crisp, turning slices once.