Description
This Cranberry Orange Bread is soft, moist and bursting with fresh cranberry and bright orange flavor. Topped with a simple orange glaze, this easy quick bread is perfect for holiday baking, Christmas brunch or enjoying with a cup of coffee.
Ingredients
Units
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 and 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup cranberries
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 cup orange juice
- Glaze
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 2 tbsp. orange juice
Instructions
- 1. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and granulated sugar. Mix well to combine.
- 2. Stir in cranberries.
- 3. In a small bowl, beat egg, then add in melted butter and orange juice. Stir to combine.
- 4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir only until blended.
- 5. Turn into greased loaf pan.
- 6. Bake in 350F oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until tested inserted in centre comes out clean.
- 7. Cool in pan for five minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack. Allow to cool at least 15 minutes.
- 8. Remove loaf from pan and place back on cooling rack.
- Glaze
- 8. In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup icing sugar and 2 tbsp. orange juice. Stir well to combine and add additional orange juice, 1 tsp. at a time if needed to make a smooth, pourable glaze. The glaze should be smooth enough to slide down the edges of the loaf.
- 9. Pour glaze over top of loaf.
- This bread will store well for about 3 days wrapped in plastic wrap and up to five days in the refrigerator. This loaf also freezes well. Wrap well in plastic wrap, then foil paper and freeze for up to three months. Let thaw completely at room temperature before slicing.
Notes
Storage:
The cranberry loaf bread store well for about 3 days wrapped in plastic wrap and up to five days in the refrigerator. This loaf also freezes well. Wrap well in plastic wrap, then foil paper and freeze for up to three months. Let thaw completely at room temperature before slicing.
Sugared cranberries may be stored in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 252
- Sugar: 33.2 g
- Sodium: 110 mg
- Fat: 4.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 51.6 g
- Fiber: 1.3 g
- Protein: 2.9 g
- Cholesterol: 25.7 mg
