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Grandma's Famous Cranberry Bread

Delicious cake-like cranberry and orange bread that's perfect for the holidays.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 1 loaf

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 1/8 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup salted butter - cold and cut into chunks
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon fresh orange zest - or 1 teaspoon dried orange zest
  • 1 1/2 cups cranberries - sliced in half

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Add chunked butter and mash into flour mixture so it forms a crumbly mixture.
  • In another small bowl, add orange juice, egg and orange zest and whisk together.
  • Pour wet mixture into the flour mixture and blend until smooth.
  • Fold in the halved cranberries into the batter and mix well.
  • Grease a 9 x 5 x 3 inches deep bread pan or any large bread pan and pour batter into it.
  • Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until center of the loaf feels firm and a toothpick can be inserted in and comes out clean. If top starts to over brown before fully cooked, cover with a sheet of aluminum foil until bread finishes baking.
  • Allow bread to cool completely before slicing.