cranberry nut bread

(2 RATINGS)
124 Pinches
Emerald Isle, NC
Updated on Dec 11, 2010

This is an absolutely wonderful tasting bread. I have also used candied cherries rather than the cranberries. The batter is thick and makes a dense bread that is good toasted & served with honey butter, regular butter, regular whipped cream cheese or honey nut cream cheese. I could go on and on but I guess my favorite way to eat it is sliced with nothing added. My friend, Peggy Wilder, gave me a mini loaf for Christmas one year along with the recipe and I have been making it since.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 - egg, well beaten
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons hot water
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup orange zest
  • 1 cup fresh or dried cranberries*
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts

How To Make cranberry nut bread

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 325. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan or 3 mini loaf pans.
  • Step 2
    Combine flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add sugar, egg, butter, hot water, orange juice and orange zest; stir until moistened. Fold in berries and nuts. Spoon into prepared pan(s) and bake on 325 for 50 minutes for the 9x5 pan or for 35 minutes if using the 3 mini pans. Cool, wrap and refrigerate or freeze.
  • Step 3
    *I used candied cherries instead of the cranberries in a batch and that was very good. I like using either pecans or walnuts in mine.

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Category: Sweet Breads
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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