Best Cranberry Chocolate Orange Loaves Recipes

CRANBERRY ORANGE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in orange zest, cranberries, and pecans. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together margarine, sugar, and egg until smooth. Stir in orange juice. Beat in flour mixture until just moistened. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the bread springs back when lightly touched. Let stand 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool. Wrap in plastic when completely cool.

ORANGE-CHIP CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, combine eggs, oil and orange zest; mix well. Add to dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Fold in cranberries, chocolate chips and walnuts. , Pour into 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. If glaze is desired, combine confectioners' sugar and orange juice until smooth; spread over cooled loaves.

CRANBERRY ORANGE MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms and sides of 3 (5x3-inch) loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. In another medium bowl, mix sugar, oil and 2 tablespoons orange peel with wire whisk until blended. Stir in sour cream and eggs until well mixed. Add sugar mixture to flour mixture, gently stirring just until blended. Gently stir in 1/2 cup of the frozen cranberries.
• Divide batter evenly among pans. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup frozen cranberries evenly over loaves.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen loaves; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting and 1 teaspoon orange peel uncovered on High 10 to 20 seconds; stir. Drizzle over loaves, allowing some to drizzle down sides.

CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE ORANGE LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly grease 6 mini loaf pans (6x3-inch) or 2 bundt pans (10-inch).
• Combine cranberries and ½ cup sugar; set aside.
• In large bowl, combine flour, 1 ½ cups sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Using a fork, beat eggs, orange juice, oil, and orange rind together. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fold in cranberry mixture, chocolate chips, and nuts.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to wire rack. For ultimate freshness, keep refrigerated in a covered container or freeze.