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Delicious Cranberry Nut Bread

Delicious Cranberry Nut Bread

I make this bread in mini-loaf pans and give it as a gift during Christmas. It's a wonderful bread, the perfect balance between sweet and light.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 1 loaf
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Calories: 2739
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour (or whole wheat)
  • 1 cup sugar or honey
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher or sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter (cold)
  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel (orange zest)
  • 1½ cups fresh cranberries
  • ½ cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)

Method
 

  1. Zest the orange peel until you have 1 tablespoon.
  2. Squeeze the orange until you have ¾ cup juice.
  3. Chop the cranberries (I use a food processor).
  4. Grease and flour the loaf pan.
  5. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  6. In the large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Using a fork or a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  7. In the small bowl, beat together the egg, orange juice, and orange peel.
  8. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour the egg mixture into the well. Gently stir just until blended. Add the cranberries and nuts.
  9. Spoon into the loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
  10. Cool in the pan 10 minutes before removing from the pan and cooling completely on a wire cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 2739kcalCarbohydrates: 449gProtein: 46gFat: 91gSaturated Fat: 36gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 36gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 286mgSodium: 3598mgPotassium: 1282mgFiber: 20gSugar: 223gVitamin A: 2154IUVitamin C: 122mgCalcium: 524mgIron: 17mg

Notes

Makes one 8x4x2-inch loaf. Wonderful as a gift or to grace any dessert table over the holidays. High in vitamin C, no trans fats.

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