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Cranberry Bread Recipe

Recipe by becky

  • Total TimeAbout 1 1/2 hours, plus cooling time
  • Yield1 loaf 1x

A cranberry bread recipe with fresh or frozen cranberries, vanilla bean paste, and three kinds of orange.

Ingredients

Scale

Nonstick spray
225 grams all purpose flour (1 3/4 cups)
1 1/2  teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
90 grams unsalted butter, softened (6 tablespoons)
200 grams granulated sugar (1 cup)
2 large eggs, at room temperature
80 milliliters orange juice (1/3 cup, or juice of 1large orange)
7 grams orange zest (1 tablespoon, packed)
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1/4 teaspoon orange oil
200 grams fresh or frozen cranberries (2 cups)
Demerara sugar, for sprinkling


Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° F / 176° C. Line a 5 x 9-inch loaf tin with parchment, allowing a 2-inch overhang on the longer sides. Spray with nonstick spray.

Parchment lined loaf tin on a marble surface

In a large bowl, whisk together all purpose flour, baking powder, and kosher salt.

Dry ingredients in a bowl with a whisk

In a separate bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, whip butter on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add the granulated sugar and mix until well combined.

Whipped butter and sugar in a metal bowl

Mix in the eggs, orange juice, orange zest, vanilla bean paste, and orange oil. Mixture will look slightly separated.

Eggs, sugar, butter, and orange in a bowl with a spatula

Add the dry ingredients and mix until just barely combined, with no dry spots remaining.  Scrape down sides of bowl, then mix again. Do not overmix.

A bowl of bread batter with a spatula

With a flexible rubber spatula, fold in the cranberries.

Cranberry bread batter in a bowl with a spatula

Spread into prepared pan. (Batter will be thick.)

Cranberry orange bread batter in a loaf pan

Sprinkle generously with Demerara sugar.

Cranberry bread batter in a loaf pan before baking

Bake in preheated oven for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean and bread springs back lightly when touched. If top of bread begins to look too dark, lightly place a sheet of foil over the top of the pan for the last few minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

A loaf of cranberry bread on a wire rack

With a serrated knife, slice and serve. Wrap leftover bread in foil and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Slices of cranberry orange bread on a sheet of parchment

 

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 65-70 minutes
  • Category: Bread
  • Method: Oven
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