On cranberry pond loaf

Based on a recipe — courtesy of Jeannine La Bossiere — I enjoyed at the Cranberry Bog Festival in Massachusetts a few years back.

Ingredients

¼ cup	Maple syrup
¼ cup	Canola oil
1 large	Egg
1 ½ cups	Wholemeal flour
1 tsp	Baking powder
1 tsp	Ground cinnamon
¼ tsp	Ground nutmeg
1 cup	Apple sauce (Main)
1 cup	Craisins
1 cup	Chopped pecans

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Lightly oil a 21cm x 10cm loaf pan.
2. Beat the maple syrup, oil and egg, until well mixed.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder and spices into a bowl. Add to the oil mixture and mix briefly. Add the apple sauce, craisins and nuts and mix until just combined.
4. Pour into the loaf pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
5. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then remove to a wire rack. Wrap in foil and store for a day before slicing.
6. Can be drizzled with icing and scattered with extra craisins.

More recipes from Jan

• Avocado deli plates
• Wholegrain mustard