Slow Cooker Orange Cranberry-Nut Bread

Step 1

Grease slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 2

In a medium mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir well. Mix in chopped pecans and set aside.

Step 3

In another mixing bowl, combine dried cranberries and orange peel. Pour boiling water over the fruit mixture and stir well. Add sugar, shortening, egg, and vanilla. Stir until well combined. Add flour mixture and stir until well blended.

Step 4

Pour batter into slow cooker. Cover and cook on a high-heat setting for 1 ¼-1 ½ hours or until edges begin to brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Step 5

Remove stoneware from the slow cooker and cool on a wire rack. Remove orange cranberry-nut bread from the stoneware and cool completely on the rack.