Cranberry Orange Bread
It takes a bit of time to cut the cranberries in half, but it’s worth the effort!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp grated orange rind
- 1/2 cup orange juice (about 2 medium oranges)
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- 2 tbsp hot water
- 1.5 cups cranberries, halved
Directions
(Directions with photos are in the next section)
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Line a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, or grease the pan well
- Cut the cranberries in half
- Grate the orange rind, then squeeze the orange juice
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a medium bowl, beat the egg lightly, using a fork
- Next, stir in the orange rind, orange juice, oil and hot water.
- Next, add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients; and mix thoroughly, but don’t over mix.
- Fold in the halved cranberries.
- Turn the batter into the loaf pan
- Bake at 350F for 50 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
- Remove the bread from the pan; and cool completely on a wire rack, before cutting into slices.
Directions with Photos
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Line a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, or grease the pan
well- I use parchment paper, and extend it 1” on each side. That makes it easy to take out of the pan, after baking
- Cut the cranberries in half
- This step takes extra time, but don’t skip it! The bread looks and tastes better with cut cranberries
- I pinch 2 cranberries between my fingers, and cut through them with a small serrated knife
- Grate the orange rind, then squeeze the orange juice
- It’s easier to grate the oranges, before you juice them
- A medium orange produces about 1/4 cup of juice, so you’ll need 2 oranges
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda
and salt. - In a medium bowl, beat the egg lightly, using a fork
- Next, stir in the orange rind, orange juice, oil and hot water.
- Next, add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients; and mix thoroughly, but
don’t overmix. - Fold in the halved cranberries.
- Turn the batter into the prepared loaf pan
- Bake at 350F for 50 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in center comes
out clean.
- Remove the bread from the pan; and cool completely on a wire rack,
before cutting into slices.
- Here’s what the sliced loaf looks like, and it tastes delicious!
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Cranberry Orange Bread
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