The Best Cranberry Orange Bread

Sharing an amazing and easy recipe for The Best Cranberry Orange Bread Loaf. This bread loaf is so flavorful and perfect to bake around the holidays for gift giving to friends and loved ones. Soft and moist bread loaf with fresh cranberries, orange zest, and a simple lemon glaze.

Moist and soft cake loaf with orange zest, lemon juice and fresh cranberries. The bread loaf is baked then topped with an easy lemon glaze that completes the bread loaf.

The batter is so amazing and fluffy, the bread feels more like a cake than bread. So perfect! I love the hint of citrus the orange zest and juice gives the bread and balances the tartness of the cranberries.

The Best Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe
An amazing and easy recipe for The Best Cranberry Orange Bread Loaf. Soft and moist bread loaf with fresh cranberries, orange zest and a simple lemon glaze.



Ingredients
Cake-

• 3 Tbsp butter, room temp
• 3 large eggs
• 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1 Tbsp orange zest
• 2 Tbsp orange juice
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 3 Tbsp canola oil

Glaze-

• 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Prepare 9”x5” bread pan. Cover with parchment paper and lightly coat with baking spray, dust with flour. Set aside.
3. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda, set aside. 
4. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, butter and sugar 2 minutes, the batter will triple in size.
5. In a small bowl, beat the orange zest, orange juice, lemon juice, sour cream and oil. Pour into egg mixture. Lightly mix.
6. Add half of the flour, mix. Add remaining flour and beat on low speed. Fold in fresh cranberries with a spatula.
7. Pour mixture into the bread pan. Bake 35-40 minutes (until toothpicks come out clean if inserted into the center of loaf).

Prepare glaze-

1. Meanwhile, prepare glaze. Mix sugar, lemon juice, and milk. Add more powdered sugar if a thicker consistency is desired.
2. Dust with sugar, if desired. Drizzle glaze over bread. ENJOY!

Recipe Adapted : The Best Cranberry Orange Bread @ valentinascorner