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Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup sugar
1 egg
¼ cup sour cream
4 tablespoons milk
5 tablespoons butter melted and divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup chopped fresh cranberries (can use frozen)
½ cup white chocolate chips
Sugar for coating

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 °F.

In a bowl mix together your dry ingredients and stir to combine.

Add your egg, sour cream, milk, 1 tablespoon butter, and vanilla extract and stir until just combined.

Fold in your cranberries and white chocolate chips.

Spray your loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and pipe or spoon your donut batter into wells.

Bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Remove your loaf pan from the oven and invert onto a cooling rack, let cool until able to handle.

Brush the top of the loaf pan with remaining melted butter and sprinkle on sugar

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