Cranberry Orange Bread

5 from 1 vote

Cranberry Orange Bread is a delicious quick bread that has the tart flavors of cranberries and the citrusy orange zest that compliment each other beautifully in this bread.

Prep Time5

Cook Time45

Total Time50

Servings: 1 loaf

Calories: 2911kcal

Author: Sarah Alvord, Feeding Your Fam

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter softened
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs room temperature
1/3 cup sour cream room temperature
1/4 cup orange juice fresh squeezed
zest of one orange
1 ½ cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cranberries fresh

Orange Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan
In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream together softened butter, sugar, eggs and sour cream until well combined. Mix in the orange juice and zest.
Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix with an electic mixer on low speed until combined, scraping the sides as needed.
Stir cranberries into the batter with a spatula until just combined.
Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350℉ for 45-50 minutes until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes then remove from pan to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before pouring on glaze.
Prepare the glaze in a bowl by whisking together the powdered sugar, orange juice and zest until smooth.
Pour or spread the glaze over completely cooled bread.

Notes

Nutrition information is just an estimate and this was for the whole loaf of bread
Do not over mix the bread batter
Fresh or frozen cranberries can be used in this recipe
- If using frozen, allow them to thaw before using in the batter
This recipe can be split into two smaller loaf pans and baked for 30-40 minutes

Nutrition

Course: Bread, Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine: Bread

Keyword: Cranberry Orange Bread