Cranberry Cheese Bread

This is a quick bread I make often.  My daughter in law, many years ago, gave me this for Christmas.  I loved it and asked for the recipe.  Turns out it is in my old Betty Crocker Cookbook.

2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon soda

2 teaspoons grated orange peel

2 tablespoons Crisco

juice from one orange

1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

1 egg beaten

1 cup cranberries, halved

1/2 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease loaf pan.  Measure flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, salt and peel into bowl.  Cut in Crisco.  Add water to juice to measure 3/4 cup, mix in with cheese and egg.  Stir in cranberries and nuts.  Combine all ingredients and pour into loaf pan.

Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Let cool on wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes, then turn out onto plate.  Best if not served for 8 hours.