Cranberry Orange Bread is a holiday classic, made better with the addition of Cranberry Butter.
What you need
Cranberries
Pecans
Oranges
Flour
Sugar
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
Shortening
Egg
Butter
How to make Cranberry Orange Bread
Chop the cranberries and nuts and set aside. Zest the two oranges. This will give you about a tablespoon of orange zest. Juice the oranges and measure out 3/4 cup of orange juice. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Add the orange zest, orange juice, well beaten egg and shortening. Mix well. Next fold in 1 1/2 cups of the chopped cranberries and the chopped nuts.
Place the batter into an oiled loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 65 to 70 minutes, until a toothpick near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 20 minutes before slicing.
How to make Cranberry Butter
Add the remaining 1/2 cup of chopped cranberries to 1 stick of softened butter, along with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Mix well. Serve alongside the Cranberry Orange Bread.
Cranberry Orange Bread with Cranberry Butter
Cranberry Orange Bread is a holiday classic, made better with the addition of Cranberry Butter.
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped cranberries, divided
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 well beaten egg
- 2 tablespoons shortening
Directions
- Step 1 Chop the cranberries and nuts and set aside. Zest the two oranges. This will give you about a tablespoon of orange zest. Juice the oranges and measure out 3/4 cup of orange juice. Set aside.
- Step 2 In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Add the orange zest, orange juice, well beaten egg and shortening. Mix well. Next fold in 1 1/2 cups of the chopped cranberries and the chopped nuts.
- Step 3 Place the batter into an oiled loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 65 to 70 minutes, until a toothpick near the center comes out clean.
- Step 4 Cool for 20 minutes before slicing.
- Step 5 Add the remaining 1/2 cup of chopped cranberries to 1 stick of softened butter, along with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Mix well. Serve alongside the Cranberry Orange Bread.
