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Orange Cranberry Bread

Quick & Easy Homemade Orange Cranberry Bread

Each bite of this festive bread is bursting with fresh, tart cranberries and zesty orange!
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8 SLICES
Calories: 338kcal
Author: Kathy

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Handheld or stand mixer
  • Whisk

Ingredients

For the bread:

  • 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • ¼ cup milk, room temperature
  • Zest of one orange
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups fresh cranberries
  • 1 tbsp flour

For the glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp orange juice

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F and prepare the loaf pan by greasing and flouring it.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together (flour, baking powder, salt). Set aside
  • Combine the milk, orange juice, orange zest, and vanilla extract in a measuring cup. Set aside.
  • Using a handheld or stand mixer, cream the room temperature butter with the sugar until combined.
  • Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until well combined
  • Mix in half the flour mixture and half the milk mixture into the sugar/butter. Add the second half of the flour and milk mixtures and mix just until you see no more dry flour streaks. Do not overmix the batter.
  • Place the cranberries into a medium-sized bowl and sprinkle them with 1 tbsp of flour. Toss to coat.
  • Fold the floured cranberries into the batter carefully and spoon into the prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake for 45-50 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the bread cool down for 10 mins in the pan. Remove from the pan and transfer to a cooling rack to cool down completely.
  • While the bread is cooling, prepare the glaze: in a small bowl mix the powdered sugar with the orange juice until smooth.
  • Once the cake is room temperature, drizzle the glaze on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 338kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 8mg