Description
This Cranberry Orange Bread is a delightful combination of tart cranberries, zesty orange, and crunchy nuts, all baked into a moist and flavorful loaf. Perfect for breakfast or as a snack, this bread is bursting with seasonal flavors.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix-ins:
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, halved
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and orange zest.
- Combine wet ingredients: In another bowl, mix orange juice, milk, oil, egg, and vanilla.
- Combine wet and dry: Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix until just combined.
- Add mix-ins: Fold in cranberries and nuts (if using).
- Bake: Pour batter into loaf pan, bake for 50–60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool and serve: Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- For a glaze, mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar with 1–2 tablespoons orange juice and drizzle over cooled bread.
- Bread tastes better the next day after flavors meld.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 170mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
