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Moist Orange-Cranberry Bread Recipe

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 slices
Calories 250
A delightful citrus-infused bread loaded with fresh cranberries, perfect for breakfast or a cozy snack.

Ingredients

Cranberries

  • 1 ½ cups cups fresh cranberries (rinsed and patted dry)

Butter

  • 6 tbsps tbsp unsalted butter (softened)

Eggs

  • 2 large pcs eggs (room temperature)

Sugar

  • ¾ cup cups granulated sugar

Flour

  • 1 ½ cups cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ tbsp tbsp all-purpose flour (for dusting cranberries)

Baking Powder

  • 1 tsp tsp baking powder

Salt

  • ¼ tsp tsp salt

Milk

  • ¼ cup cups milk (room temperature)

Orange Juice

  • ¼ cup cups orange juice (freshly squeezed)

Orange Zest

  • 1 large pcs orange zest (divided)

Powdered Sugar

  • 1 cup cups powdered sugar

Orange Juice (for glaze)

  • 1 ½ tbsps tbsp orange juice (freshly squeezed)

Orange Zest (reserved)

  • 1 tsp tsp orange zest (reserved from the orange above)

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and grease an 8.5x4.5 inch loaf pan with butter, dust with flour.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Mix milk, most of the orange zest, and orange juice to create the liquid mixture.
  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
  • Fold in flour mixture and milk mixture alternately. Dust cranberries with flour and fold into batter.
  • Pour batter into pan, bake 45-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10-15 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
  • Whisk powdered sugar, remaining orange juice, and reserved orange zest for glaze. Drizzle over cooled bread.

Notes

Ensure cranberries are dusted with flour to prevent sinking during baking.
Calories: 250kcal
Cost: $15
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bread, cranberry, Orange