Cranberry Bread

When you mash the cranberry sauce, it should be lumpy. During the baking process most of it evens out, with the rest looking like little chunks of fruit in the finished bread.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with oil or nonstick spray. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt, mixing with a fork to distribute. In another medium-sized mixing bowl, mash up entire can of cranberry sauce with a fork. It should be a little lumpy. Stir in egg and oil. Add flour mixture to cranberry mixture and stir to combine. Batter should be a bit thick and stiff.

Pour batter into pan and bake for 60-65 minutes, or until wooden toothpick inserted into bread comes out clean. Let stand in pan 10 minutes to cool. For easier slicing, wrap bread in plastic wrap after initial cooling.

Makes one loaf (18 half-inch slices)