Grace's Grand Marnier Cranberry Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 orange (juice and grated rind)
• 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 4 ounces candied cherries
• 1 egg (well-beaten)
• 1/2 cup pecans (chopped)
• 2 cups fresh cranberries (halved)
• 1/2 cup Grand Marnier
• 2 teaspoons superfine sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350. lightly grease a 9X5X3 loafpan.

2. 2

   In med bowl, sift together first 5 dry ingredients. Combine orange juice and rind, butter (adding enough water to make 3/4 cup liquid) and stir in egg. Mix together with flour mixture until moist. Fold in cherries, nuts and cranberries.

3. 3

   Put mixture into loafpan and bake for 50-60 minutes. Cool.

4. 4

   Disolve sugar into Grand Marnier. Romove loaf from pan and pour liqid into pan. Return loaf to pan. Refrigerate overnight. Slice and serve when ready.