A homemade cranberry bread recipe made with fresh cranberries, orange juice, and chopped nuts. Serve for breakfast, brunch, or a holiday dessert.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Course: Brunch
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cranberry bread recipe
Servings: 8
Author: Laura Warnke
Ingredients
juice and grated rind of 1 medium orange
2Tablespoonsbutter
boiling water
1eggbeaten
2cupsflour
1cupsugar
1-1/2teaspoonsbaking powder
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonsalt
1-1/2cupsfresh or thawed frozen cranberriescoarsely chopped
1/2cupchopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour a 8" x 4" x 3" metal loaf baking pan and set aside.
In a measuring cup, place the juice of 1 orange and its grated rind. Add 2 Tablespoons of butter and enough boiling water to make 3/4 cup. Pour into a medium mixing bowl.
Whisk one egg, slightly beaten into the orange juice mixture.
In a separate large mixing bowl, measure the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Make a well in the center of the flour and pour the liquid into it. Stir to combine, just until moistened.
Fold in the cranberries and chopped nuts.
Pour into a greased and floured loaf baking pan. Let stand 20 minutes before baking. During this time preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
Cool slightly in the baking pan and then turn out onto a wooden or wire rack and finish cooling.