Cheery Cranberry Chocolate Chip Bread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup fresh cranberries or 1 cup frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup pecan pieces
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange rind
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 tablespoon cocoa or 1 tablespoon hershey's dutch-processed cocoa
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease and flour three 5 3/4x3 1/4x2-inch miniature loaf pans.
• 3 stir together chocolate chips, cranberries, pecans and orange peel in small bowl; set aside.
• 4 stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl; with pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 5 stir in orange juice, egg and reserved chocolate chip mixture just until moistened; divide evenly among prepared pans.
• 6 bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 7 cool 15 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack.
• 8 cool completely.
• 9 drizzle cocoa drizzle glaze over top.
• 10 -----------chocolatedrizzle glaze--------------.
• 11 microwave butter in small microwave-safe bowl at high (100) 20 to 30 seconds until melted.
• 12 stir in cocoa and water.
• 13 microwave at high 15 to 30 seconds or just until mixture is hot, slightly thickened and smooth when stirred.
• 14 do not boil.
• 15 gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating with whisk until smooth.
• 16 if necessary, add water, a few drops at a time, until of desired consistency.
• 17 makes about 1/4 cup glaze.