Cranberry Brown Bread

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 cups cranberries -- coarsely chopped

1/3 cup chopped walnuts -- minced

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup unbleached flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 eggs

1/2 cup orange juice

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/3 cup molasses

1/3 cup brown sugar

Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a medium-sized loaf pan.

Melt butter in a medium-sized skillet. Add cinnamon, cranberries, and walnuts, and cook over medium heat, stirring often, for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Sift together flours, powder, soda, and salt into a medium-large bowl.

Combine eggs, orange juice, vanilla, molasses, and brown sugar in a separate bowl and beat well. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients, along with the cranberries (be sure to scrape in all the butter). Stir until completely combined.

Spread into the prepared pan, and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted all the way comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then rap the pan sharply to remove. Cool at least 30 minutes on a rack before slicing.

Rick