Cranberry Spice Loaves

Recipe From: Barbara Clarke, Kirsten's mother-in-law
From Thanksgiving in Cazenovia, NY

Preheat Oven to: 350 degrees

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup nutmeats, chopped
1 3/4 cups flour
1 lb can jellied cranberry sauce, crushed
OR 1 1b can whole cranberry sauce, drained
OR 2 cups homemade
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves

Instructions

Preheat oven.  Cream shortening, sugar & egg.  Stir in raisins and nuts.  Combine dry ingredients and sift.  Add to first mixture.  Stir in cranberry sauce.  Spoon into two greased and floured loaf pans and bake 40-50 minutes, or use 4 small loaf pans and bake for 30 minutes. Cool.  Freezes well.  Good with cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 stick margarine
8 oz cream cheese
1 16oz pkg confectioners sugar
2 tsp vanilla

Cream cheese and butter.  Add sugar and vanilla.
Kirsten's note: I make a half recipe and that's plenty for the cranberry loaves.