Cheery Cranberry Chocolate Chip Bread

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Ingredients

• 1 cup HERSHEY'S semi-sweet chocolate Chips
• 1 cup Fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup pecan pieces
• 2 tsp Freshly grated orange peel
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp shortening
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• cocoa DRIZZLE GLAZE (recipe follows)
• 1 tbsp butter or margarine
• 1 tbsp HERSHEY'S cocoa or HERSHEY'S Dutch Processed
• cocoa
• 1 tbsp water
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour three 5-3/4x3-1/4x2-inch miniature loaf pans.
   
2. Stir together chocolate chips, cranberries, pecans and orange peel in small bowl; set aside.
   
3. Stir together flour, Sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl; with pastry blender, cut in
   
4. shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
   
5. Stir in orange juice, egg and reserved chocolate chip mixture just until moistened; divide evenly among
   
6. prepared pans.
   
7. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
   
8. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack.
   
9. Cool completely.
   
10. Drizzle cocoa DRIZZLE GLAZE over top.
    
11. 3 loaves.
    
12. Microwave butter in small microwave-safe bowl at HIGH (100%) 20 to 30 seconds until melted.
    
13. Stir in cocoa and water.
    
14. Microwave at HIGH 15 to 30 seconds or just until mixture is hot, slightly thickened and smooth when stirred.
    
15. Do not boil.
    
16. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating with whisk until smooth.
    
17. If necessary, add additional water, a few drops at a time, until of desired consistency.
    
18. About 1/4 cup glaze.

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