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cranberry orange bread

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Phyllis Gesch
Round Rock, TX

Daaaaaaaang, this is good.

(1 rating)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For cranberry orange bread

  • 1 lg
    egg
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 c
    fresh cranberries, chopped
  • boiling water
  • juice and grated peel of 1 orange
  • chopped walnuts, optional

How To Make cranberry orange bread

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325. Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
  • 2
    Put orange juice in a 1-cup measure. Add enough boiling water to orange juice to make 3/4 cup. Add grated orange peel and butter; stir until butter is melted. Set aside.
  • 3
    In a mixing bowl, beat sugar & egg together; add orange mixture and stir until well blended. Add cranberries (and walnuts, if using them).
  • 4
    In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir into the egg and orange mixture. Pour batter into a greased loaf pan. Bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.
  • 5
    Cool on a rack and store overnight before serving.
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