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One of the most festive loaf breads you can make during the holidays is this cranberry orange nut bread! It’s speckled brightly with day glow fuchsia cranberries, orange zest, and walnuts.
Cranberry orange nut bread is a great loaf for late fall, early winter as cranberries, oranges, and walnuts are all in season. Buy an orange and squeeze it fresh to get the best juice for this recipe (grate the peel first).
You can easily prep the cranberries by pulsing them a few times in the food processor, or manually cut them in half first, then do a rough chop.
The result is a tangy, slightly sweet bread with occasional explosions of cranberry tartness, mellowed with walnuts.
Cranberry Orange Nut Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped fresh cranberries
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 Tbsp orange zest
Method
1 Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
2 Combine dry ingredients: Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in the chopped cranberries and walnuts to coat with the flour mixture. (Coating with flour will help suspend the nuts and cranberries in the dough and keep them from sinking.)
3 Combine wet ingredients: In a separate bowl combine the orange juice, sugar, melted butter, egg, and orange zest.
4 Add wet ingredients into dry: Pour the orange juice sugar mixture into the flour nut cranberry mixture and fold until just blended. (Don't over-mix!)
5 Bake: Transfer dough into a well buttered 8x4 or 9x5 loaf pan. Bake at 350°F for 50 to 55 minutes or until done (a tester inserted into the center comes out clean).
6 Cool: Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
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Links:
Cranberry Walnut Oat Bread from Rachel Cooks
Shuna's Cranberry, Orange, Walnut Bread recipe
Cranberry Cake from The Kitchn
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Cranberry Orange Nut Bread
This bread is so good, I immediately made a second. Delicious !
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Best ever!! Absolutely amazing! I did increase cranberries and nuts per Barbara’s comment and it came out delicious!! Has anyone tried baking as muffins??
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Hi, Nancy! I think you could definitely do these as muffins. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Enjoy!
Second one in the oven, such a wonderful flavour! Gong to freeze this one, baking it to warm up the kitchen, it is so cold! Now warm kitchen and yummy loaf! Thanks Elise for all the fantastic recipes!
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You’re welcome Paddy, I’m so glad you liked the bread!
The flavour is delicious! My house was smelling so good, cut into it while it was still warm! Thank you Elise, for recommending I soak the dried cranberries in orange juice. Made recipe as directions and so easy, definitely going to be one of my go to recipes. Used fresh squeezed orange juice and love the taste. Looks like breakfast is already for the morning!
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Can you use dried cranberries instead of fresh?
Hi Paddy, sure! You might want to hydrate them in a little orange juice first.
I did this with dried cranberry too. Sometimes with fresh cranberries Delicious. My favorite snack with coffee or tea.