Best Cranberry Orange Quick Bread Recipes

CRANBERRY ORANGE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and white sugar. Mix in the melted butter until the mixture looks crumbly. Stir in the cranberries and oranges. In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the eggs, milk, sour cream, vanilla and orange extract. Pour the liquid ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir just until blended. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool in the pans for a while, then remove from the pans and place on wire racks to cool completely.

CRANBERRY ORANGE ALMOND QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk together first 4 ingredients; stir in cranberries and almonds. In another bowl, whisk together egg, milk, oil, zest and extract. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened., Transfer to a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Grease/spray bottom only of a 8x4 or 9x5 loaf pan.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda Add margarine and mix until crumbly.
• Add peel, 3/4 c orange juice, and egg; stir until moistened Add cranberries and nuts.
• Pour batter (it will be thick) into pan and bake until a knife comes clean from the center.
• For a 8" loaf, about 75 min; for a 9" loaf, about 55-65 min at 350F (watch after about 50 min, depending on your oven).
• Loosen sides from pan, remove& cool completely.
• When cool, prepare glaze: combine 1 T orange juice, 1 c sifted powdered sugar, and enough extra OJ to drizzle.
• Drizzle over top of loaf and enjoy!

WHOLE WHEAT CRANBERRY ORANGE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter a 9 X 5 X 3 inch loaf pan.
• Coarsely chop the cranberries in the bowl of a food processor, about four pulses. Transfer berries to a small bowl and stir in the honey. Let honey-berry mixture steep at least 1 hour, or until the mixture exudes a liquid.
• Meanwhile, peel the zest from both oranges and mince it finely, then set aside. Peel the white pith from both oranges and discard. Add the oranges to the food processor and process for three or four pulses, then transfer to the cranberry-honey mixture.
• Add the egg to the food processor and process until it is well beaten, then add the cooled butter and process until combined.
• Scrape the egg mixture into the cranberry mixture.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour through walnuts, plus the prepared orange zest). Add the wet (cranberry) mixture to the dry ingredients and combine. Spoon and scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool, in the pan, on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then turn out onto the rack and let the loaf cool completely. Wrap in aluminum foil and eat the following day for best flavor.

CRANBERRY ORANGE QUICK BREAD (FIVE ROSES FLOUR - 1967)

Steps:

• Stir flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
• Combine orange juice and grated rind with well beaten eggs.
• Pour all at once into dry ingredients, mixing just enough to dampen.
• Dust chopped cranberries and cherries with a tablespoon of flour, carefully fold into batter Spoon into a well buttered 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Sprinkle a few floured whole cranberries over top of batter.
• Bake in a moderate oven,350 degrees about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Cool in casserole 10 minutes, then remove.
• Store overnight for easy slicing.
• Frost with confectioner's frosting, (sift 2 cups icing sugar, very slowly add boiling water, a tablespoon at a time, until right spreading consistency, spread on slightly cooled bread).
• Also delicious sliced with butter or toasted under broiler, spread with butter and sprinkled with cheddar.

CRANBERRY ORANGE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or grease a Bundt cake pan well; set aside.
• In a food processor, pulse together 3 cups flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
• Combine orange juice and grated rind with well beaten eggs. Pour into dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
• Dust the halved cranberries with remaining 1 tablespoon of flour. Carefully fold halved cranberries into batter. Spoon the batter into prepared Bundt pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool bread in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing to cool.
• Glaze:.
• Add confectioner's sugar to a small mixing bowl. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until glaze is spreadable, but not runny. Spread generously over warm cake allow glaze to run down the sides of the bread.
• Cool bread completely before slicing and serving.
• Serve with sugared cranberries, optional.

CRANBERRY, ORANGE & ALMOND QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 375°degrees. Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan or mini-loaf pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground mace or nutmeg and salt. In a small prep bowl, whisk together melted butter, egg, buttermilk, orange zest and orange juice. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Gently fold in the toasted almonds and cranberries.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Smooth top with spoon or spatula. Bake for 45-55 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Move to wire rack to cool completely.

CRANBERRY ORANGE QUICK BREAD RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 2. Line each 9 x 5 loaf pan with aluminum foil. Spray bottom & sides of foil. Set aside. 3. In a large bowl, whisk together: flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. 4. Add cranberries & nuts (optional) and stir to distribute evenly. 5. In another large bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, oil, sugar and orange zest.. 6. Use a spatula, fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients. DO NOT OVERMIX. (a few flour lumps will not hurt recipe) 7. Evenly spoon mixture into prepared pans. Fill no higher than 3/4 full. 8. Bake breads for 35-45 minutes or until top is golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 9. Cool completely in pans on wire racks. 10. Remove from pans (with foil). 11. Brush top with melted butter and than sprinkle with sugar.