Cranberry-Orange Bread

Prep: 15 min., Bake: 32 min., Cool: 25 min.

Yield: Makes 12 servings (serving size: 1 bread slice or 1 muffin)

Ingredients

• 1  cup  nutlike cereal nuggets
• 1  cup  uncooked regular oats
• 1/2  cup  whole wheat flour
• 1/3  cup  sugar
• 1/2  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  cup  nonfat buttermilk
• 1/4  cup  vegetable oil
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon  grated orange rind
• 1/2  cup  low-sugar orange marmalade
• 1/2  cup  sweetened dried cranberries

Preparation

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.

2. Whisk together buttermilk, oil, and eggs; add to dry mixture, stirring just until moistened. Gently fold in grated orange rind, marmalade, and cranberries. Spoon into a lightly greased 8 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.

3. Bake at 375° for 28 to 32 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack, and let cool 20 minutes or until completely cool.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Post Grape-Nuts cereal.

Cranberry-Orange Muffins: Prepare recipe as directed through Step 2, spooning batter into a lightly greased muffin pan, filling two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool 10 minutes or until completely cool.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

186 (0.0% from fat)

Fat:

6.2g (sat 0.7g,mono 1.5g,poly 3.3g)

Protein:

4.1g

Carbohydrate:

30.4g

Fiber:

2.4g

Cholesterol:

35mg

Iron:

3.4mg

Sodium:

231mg

Calcium:

26mg