This easy homemade cranberry orange bread is a super moist and crumbly quick bread that you can make this festive season. Follow my recipe and make a loaf for yourself. Here is how to make it.
As Christmas is just around the corner, we all are looking up for some delicious recipe to make and serve for our festive meals and brunch parties.
While there are many delicious combinations that are popular during this season, my favorite is Cranberry and Orange.
It has a sense of freshness, which I love the most about it.
When the tartness of Cranberries meets the sweet tangy flavor of Orange, it definitely creates magic.
I have always been a fan of this combination and keep experimenting with different recipes using this bomb combination.
Therefore, I decided to make this super moist and full of flavor Cranberry Bread which turned out so so good, that I don’t even have words to explain it.
If you also like Cranberry Orange combination just like me, then this easy peasy Bread is a must-try.
Learn how to make homemade Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe, which will surely take the limelight on your table.
If you liked this bread, then do try my other baked recipes like Sour Cream Pound Cake or Vanilla Pound Cake. I am sure you will love them too.
What is Cranberry Orange Bread?
It is a super moist and flavourful bread or rather a cake that is packed with the zesty taste of dried cranberries and orange zest and sweet tangy flavor of orange juice.
Ingredients
For the base of our cranberry bread recipe, we have used all-purpose flour, because we need a sturdy flour, as we are loading this bread with lots of flavors.
Other ingredients used for this bread are baking soda, baking powder, granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Also, chopped nuts such as walnuts, almonds, and pecans are a wonderful addition to compliment the flavors of this bread.
Though I have not added it in this recipe, you can add to give your bread an extra crunch and make cranberry nut bread.
You can even use fresh or frozen cranberries instead of dried cranberries to make this delectable bread recipe.
Also, substitute all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour for a healthier version of this bread. But I must tell you that the texture will be slightly different.
If you don’t have Oranges available, then one great substitute is Lemon.
You can use lemon zest and lemon juice instead of orange zest and orange juice. These combinations also tastes divine.
In the end, we have glazed this bread with a drizzle of orange glaze on top which really brings out the orange flavor of this orange cranberry bread.
Some other similar combinations that you can try this fall/winter season are Pumpkin Cranberry Bread, Cranberry Banana Bread, and Blueberry Orange Bread.
These bread are a perfect bake this season.
Can you freeze it?
The best part about this bread, it freezes beautifully. Once you are done serving it for the festive season, and still have leftovers, freeze it.
It tastes great even after freezing for about 3 months in a freezer bag or an airtight container.
Just thaw this Cranberry Bread completely before serving.
So get ready with all the ingredients required for this bread and make some loaves of goodness for your delicious holiday breakfast or to gift during the holiday season.
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Step by Step Recipe
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease and line a loaf pan.
In the bowl of your mixer, add butter and sugar and whisk until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time and whisk well after each addition.
Add orange zest, orange juice and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
Now add the flour, baking soda, baking powder and mix until combined.
Add cranberries and mix until combined.
Transfer the batter in the prepared pan.
Bake for 55-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove the pan from the oven and let the bread cool for 10 minutes.
Transfer the bread on a cooling rack and cool completely. Mix the ingredients for glaze in a bowl.
Pour the glaze over the cooled bread. Cut the bread into slices and serve.
Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe
This easy homemade cranberry orange bread is a super moist and crumbly quick bread which you can make this festive season. Follow my recipe and make a loaf for yourself. Here is how to make it.
Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Orange Zest
- 1/2 cup Orange Juice
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Dried Cranberries
For the glaze
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 tbsp Orange Juice
- 1/2 tsp Orange Zest
Instructions
Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 Degrees C).
Grease and line a loaf pan.
In the bowl of your mixer, add butter and sugar and whisk until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time and whisk well after each addition.
Add orange zest, orange juice and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder and cranberries and mix until combined.
Transfer the batter in the prepared pan.
Bake for 55-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Remove the pan from the oven and let the bread cool for 10 minutes.
Transfer the bread on a cooling rack and cool completely.
Mix the ingredients for glaze in a bowl.
Pour the glaze over the cooled bread.
Cut the bread into slices and serve.
Recipe Notes
Add nuts like pecan, walnuts or almonds in the bread batter to give it a nice crunch.
Use almond flour in place of all purpose flour to make a gluten free version.
Sudha
Hi, loved the recipe. I have one question. What kind of mixer have you used?
Neha Mathur
Thanks Sudha. I have a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer.