Saskatoon Cranberry Loaf
Ingredients:
1 1/2 C All purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Dried ginger
1 C. Fresh cranberries, halved
1/2 C. Saskatoon berries (any wild berry would be a good substitute)
1 C. Granulated sugar
1/2 C. Cream cheese
2 Eggs
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Lightly grease a 9" by 5" by 3" loaf pan and set aside
3. Blend flour, baking powder, baking soda and dried ginger together. Set aside
4. Mix sugar, berries and cream cheese together in a large bowl. Dissolve cream cheese and mix all ingredients together
5. Slowly stir in dry ingredients blending well with wet ingredients to make a silky smooth batter
6. Pour batter into greased loaf pan and smooth over with a large spoon
7. Bake in oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until loaf tests done with cake tester inserted into centre of loaf
8. Remove from oven and loosen loaf around the edges with a butter knife
9. Invert loaf pan onto serving plate and allow to cool before slicing
Servings: 14 slices
