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Orange Glazed Cranberry Quick Bread

Looking for a quick, flavorful gift to give? Orange Glazed Cranberry Quick Bread is loaded with tart and tangy cranberries surrounded by a moist, slightly sweet crumb and crowned with simple orange-powdered sugar glaze.  This elegant looking loaf also goes great with morning coffee or afternoon tea.

  • Author: Erin Thomas

Ingredients

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For Cranberry Orange Bread:

11/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt (table, kosher or sea)

1/4 cup milk (2% or whole)

1 tsp. fresh orange zest, about 1 medium oranges

1/4 cup orange juice

1 tsp. vanilla

6 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs, at room temperature

1 cup fresh cranberries, washed and dried

1/2 tbsp. all-purpose flour

For Orange Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

2 tbsp. orange juice, plus extra to reach desired consistency

1 tsp. fresh orange zest

Instructions

To Make Cranberry Orange Bread:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Spray a 8-1/2 by 4-1/2 inch loaf pan* with nonstick-flour cooking spray.  Set aside.  In a medium-sized bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside.

In a small bowl, combine milk, orange zest, juice, and vanilla.  Set aside.  Using a hand-held or standing mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until combined.  Mixture will not be completely smooth.  Add eggs and beat until smooth.   Starting with the flour mixture, and alternating with the juice mixture, add to the butter in 2 portions on low speed until just combined.  Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.

Toss the cranberries with the 1/2 tbsp. flour to combine.  Stir into the batter to evenly distribute.  Pour and spread into the prepared loaf pan.  Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.  Remove from oven and allow bread to rest in the pan on a wire rack for about 10 minutes before turning out on to the rack to cool completely.

While bread is cooling, prepare Orange Glaze.  Whisk together the powdered sugar, orange juice and zest. Glaze should be thick enough to pour off a spoon in wide ribbons.  Thin out the glaze with additional orange juice, or thicken it with additional powdered sugar.  Pour glaze over the cooled bread.  Glaze should set within an hour.  Store glazed bread in an air-tight container for up to 5 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

*Want different sizes?  Mini-loaf pans: Bake for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centers come out clean.  Muffins: Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.