Cranberry nut bread is a delicious quick bread that is moist and flavorful. This bread gets more moist with time.
I love how easy it is to make a quick bread. A slice of quick bread makes the perfect breakfast or an afternoon snack. Slather it with butter or eat it plain, either way, it is delicious.
I have wonderful memories from when I was a kid the delicious quickbreads that my mom made at Christmas time. This one would be perfect for the holidays or any time of the year.
Helpful Tips
- Preheat the oven. The oven should be at the correct temperature before placing the bread in for baking.
- Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold in. Do not overmix.
- Have the cranberries and nuts chopped before making the recipe. After mixing the dry and wet ingredients, the cranberries and nuts should be folded into the batter.
- For easy removal grease and flour the loaf pan.
- Different ovens can bake differently. Set the timer for about 10 minutes less than what the recipe states. Check with a wooden pick, if the pick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs the bread is done.
- The bread can be stored in an airtight container on the counter.
- The bread can be frozen for up to 3 months in an airtight container.
Ingredients needed for cranberry nut bread
- Flour
- Sugar
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Egg
- Orange zest
- Orange Juice
- Vegetable Oil
- Cranberries
- Pecans or Walnuts
Step for making cranberry nut bread
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan.
Step one
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
Step two
Combine the orange juice, orange zest, oil, and egg in another bowl. Mix until well combined.
Step three
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and mix until combined. Add the chopped cranberries and nuts to the batter and fold in.
Step Four
Spread into the prepared loaf pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes.
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Cranberry Nut Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup oil
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 1/2 cups cranberries chopped
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
- Mix the egg, orange juice, orange zest, and oil in another bowl.
- Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Add the cranberries and nuts and fold in.
- Spread the batter in the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick is inserted in the middle of the loaf it comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool the bread in the loaf pan for about 5 minutes. Remove the bread from the loaf pan and cool on a cooling rack.
Notes
- The oven should be preheated and ready when the bread is spread into the loaf pan.
- Chop the cranberries and nuts before starting the recipe. They need to be folded into the batter as soon as the wet and dry ingredients are combined.ย
- For easy removal grease and flour the loaf pan.ย
- Let the bread set in the loaf pan for about 5 minutes after it is done baking. After the 5 minutes remove the bread and let it cool on a cooling rack.
- The bread can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on November 23, 2013. It has been updated with new content and pictures on December 14, 2023.
Sounds yummy!
Cranberries add the perfect burst of sweet tart to quickbreads! yum!
I always put a basket of quick breads and muffins on the table at Thanksgiving. What I love most about this bread is that it’s a quick bread but it’s not super sweet.
I love fruits and nuts in bread! So you know I’ll like this. We’ve made cranberry bread before, but it’s been ages. Definitely time to do it again! Thanks.
Very fruity and delicious…we love the combo of nuts and fruit in our quick bread.
Mmmm….this cranberry bread looks scrumptious, Dawn!!! I’m the only one in my family that would eat it, so I need to have friends around to share it with! Merry Christmas!!!
Hi Dawn, this is my first visit to your blog!
Your cranberry bread looks delicious. I love quick breads too. I find them to be great all year round. This is a great recipe, thanks for sharing with us.
Velva
Hi Velva, thank you for stopping by my blog. I too love quick breads.