Cranberry Orange Bread
Delicious sweet quick bread flavored with orange and studded with cranberries is perfect holiday entertaining and gift-giving.
Servings: 12 Slices
Calories: 206kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar white sugar may be substituted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3/4 teaspoon salt can be used as a substitute
- 1 large egg slightly beaten
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries washed and allowed to dry (about 6 ounces)
- 2 tablespoon turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350°F.
- Prepare a 9” X 5” loaf pan by spraying with baking spray, then lining the pan along the long side with parchment paper and spraying the parchment paper.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl and stir to combine.
- In a small bowl, combine the egg, melted butter, orange juice (or milk), and orange zest and whisk until blended.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Fold in the cranberries.
- Place batter into prepared pan and spread the batter evenly.
- Top with turbinado sugar.
- Place into the preheated 350°F oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a skewer or knife placed into the center of the bread comes out clean.
- Remove the bread from the oven and allow it to cool for 30 minutes.
- Once the bread has cooled, run a knife along the short ends of the pan (the area without parchment paper).
- Remove from the pan by lifting the bread with the parchment paper.
- Allow the bread to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Milk can be used as a substitute for all or part of the orange juice, it will not have as much orange flavor.
- Sugar In The Raw is my preferred sugar for topping this bread. Any large crystal, such as decorator's sugar can be substituted.
- 1 cup of chopped pecans can be added.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 285mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 176IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg
