Oh that’s a classic ❤️🍞 — slightly tart, lightly sweet, and perfect with coffee.
Here’s a moist, bakery-style cranberry bread loaf recipe.
🍒 Cranberry Bread Loaf
🛒 Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup orange juice (fresh or bottled)
- ¼ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp orange zest (optional but recommended)
- 1½ cups fresh or frozen cranberries (do not thaw if frozen)
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
🔪 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
- Grease or line a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
2️⃣ Mix Dry Ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk:
- Flour
- Sugar
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
3️⃣ Mix Wet Ingredients
In another bowl, whisk:
- Orange juice
- Oil
- Egg
- Orange zest
4️⃣ Combine
- Pour wet ingredients into dry.
- Stir just until combined (don’t overmix).
- Fold in cranberries and nuts.
Batter will be thick.
5️⃣ Bake
- Pour into loaf pan.
- Bake 50–60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to rack.
✨ Optional Orange Glaze
Mix:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tbsp orange juice
Drizzle over cooled loaf.
💡 Tips
- Toss cranberries in 1 tbsp flour before folding in to prevent sinking.
- For extra sweetness, sprinkle 1 tbsp sugar on top before baking.
- Tastes even better the next day.
If you’d like, I can also give you:
- A bakery-style Starbucks-inspired version
- A healthier whole-wheat version
- Or a holiday cranberry-orange walnut loaf 🎄🍊
