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Cranberry Nut Bread Recipe

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Cranberry Nut Bread

One of the great blessings of living in California is our abundance of produce year round. Walnuts are in season, as are navel oranges. Buy an orange and squeeze it fresh to get the best juice for this recipe (grate the peel first). Frozen cranberries work well, just slice them in half. I've seen suggestions online to pulse the cranberries in a food processor as a way to more easily chop them, but I think you could easily get too many small bits using that method. The best results will come from chopping them yourself, all they need is to be cut in half, just cut a few at a time to keep them from rolling off the table. The result is a tangy, slightly sweet bread with occasional explosions of cranberry tartness, mellowed with walnuts.

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Cranberry Nut Bread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup chopped cranberries
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 Tbsp grated orange peel

Method

1 Pre-heat oven to 350°F.

2 Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the chopped cranberries and walnuts to coat with the flour mixture.

3 Mix together orange juice, butter, egg, and orange peel. Add to flour, cranberry, nut mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until just blended.

4 Pour into a greased 9x5 or 8x4 loaf pan. Bake at 350°F for 55 to 60 minutes or until done (a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean).

5 Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Serves 8.

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Posted by Elise on Feb 6, 2006 and indexed Cranberries, Quick Bread

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Is it a cup of cranberries before you chop them, or did you roughly chop the cranberries and then measure out a cup? Thanks!!

Posted by: Cheryl on February 6, 2006 8:15 AM

Hi Cheryl - I measure out a heaping cup of frozen cranberries and then roughly chop them (just in half). The result is about a cup. You do not have to be entirely precise with this particular measurement.

Posted by: elise [TypeKey Profile Page] on February 6, 2006 10:17 AM

This looks great. Do you think you could use dried sweet cherries instead?

Love your site and your posts!

Posted by: Janice on February 6, 2006 10:46 AM

Oh, yes, I wonder about the dried cranberries as well.

Looks tasty!

Posted by: Lauren on February 6, 2006 11:55 AM

Hi Janice and Lauren, if I were to use dried fruit instead of fresh or frozen cranberries, I would start with 1/2 a cup and soak them in orange juice or water for half an hour first.

Posted by: elise [TypeKey Profile Page] on February 6, 2006 12:53 PM

I wrote about this (almost) exact same recipe around Thanksgiving! But in mine the cranberries are left whole because I like those little acidic jabs to balance out the sweet of the bread.

Posted by: Shuna on February 6, 2006 10:42 PM

Hi Shuna - I had completely forgotten about that post! Thanks for the reminder, I've added a link to it on the recipe. Yours has proportionally more egg, more cranberries, and fewer walnuts, though the sugar/flour/orange juice proportions are about the same. I'll have to try your recipe the next time I have a craving for cranberry nut bread.

Posted by: elise [TypeKey Profile Page] on February 6, 2006 11:12 PM

Hi Elise,
I had been searching for a recipe just like this one. So glad I came across it. My picture wasn't nearly as nice as yours, but it sure was tasty.

Thanks for sharing!

Monkeybites

Posted by: MonkeyBites on February 7, 2006 9:52 AM

I made this yesterday and my guests loved it. The bigger cranberry chunks are great and there isn't too much fat.

Posted by: Chris on February 8, 2006 6:16 AM

Even out here in the flyover zone of Oklahoma, I managed to cobble this recipe together with ingredients from the local supermarket and it is indeed yummy!

Posted by: Anonymous on February 8, 2006 9:00 AM

Very good bread! I also left the cranberries whole because I like that little bit of tart surrounded by the sweetness of the bread. Moist and delicious!
Thanks Elise

Posted by: Janice on February 9, 2006 5:05 AM

This bread was fantastic and so easy to make. I made several and gave to family and friends over the holidays. Everyone loved it. I love the fact that it is light and it is not too sweet. Best of all, I loved the fact that I didn't need to use my mixer. The whole recipe was quick and easy!

Posted by: Sanam on January 3, 2007 8:47 PM


It was a big hit with everyone. The best recipe around. Won't even try another one.

Posted by: sandra on October 29, 2007 4:52 PM

I tried this recipe last sunday, 18 nov 07. I baked it at 180 degrees for less than 50 mins and found it to be a bit dry, but overall its a nice recipe. Can it be improved further. Also I found the flour coated onto the cranberry and walnut even after baked. can this be solved?Thanks

Posted by: Cecila Tan on November 18, 2007 11:32 PM

I made the recipe using 1 cup of whole wheat flour and 1 cup of white flour. The bread was a bit dry and crumbly. Should I have used less whole wheat flour, or perhaps a bit more orange juice?

Posted by: Jim on November 27, 2007 8:49 AM

Hi, Elise
Thank you so much for keeping me from going crazy. I have been searching my house looking for a recipe card of my grandmothers for cranberry nut bread. It was a recipe she found on a box of bisquick over 60 years ago. A good friend suggested that I try the internet and I am sure glad I did. But, there is a slight difference in the recipes. My mother said, instead of the flour,baking powder and baking soda, 2 1/4 cups of bisquick was used. I am still looking for that recipe and I know I will find it someday. At least I have a breather now. Again, Thank You!
Jennifer
P.S. My mom always spread cream cheese on a slice

Posted by: jennifer fields on December 6, 2007 7:56 AM

I made this yesterday, and it turned out just wonderfully. This is so much better than the recipe on the back of the Ocean Spray bag. I love cranberries and nuts, so I increased the amounts to 1 1/2 c. cranberries and 1 c. nuts. At first it seemed there wasn't enough liquid, but it suddenly came together in a very stiff batter and was fine. It's gorgeous and delicious!

Posted by: Marie on December 12, 2007 9:52 AM

I add 1/4 cup of grand manier and 1 cup white chocolate. my friends love it........very good

Posted by: diane on December 18, 2007 7:31 AM

I have a similar recipe, but i use 1 1/2 cups of halved cranberries and 2 tblsp of orange zest. i am diabetic so I use 1/2 cup oj and 2 tblsp of hot water. I make them in mini loaf pans. it makes 3

Posted by: lola on March 23, 2008 7:00 AM

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