CRANBERRY NUT BREAD
This Cranberry Nut Bread made with fresh cranberries is one of my favorite Christmas breads. I love this bread with coffee during the holidays or just anytime. It can be frozen without the topping and keeps well for several days in the refrigerator with the topping. Just reheat in the microwave for breakfast or anytime you want a treat. The fresh cranberries really make this bread.
BREAD:
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter or 1 stick or 8 tablespoons, melted
1/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup chopped fresh cranberries
1 cup nuts, chopped (walnuts or pecans)
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugars, orange zest, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add the melted butter, sour cream, buttermilk, orange juice, vanilla extract and eggs mixing well with a spoon. Fold in the cranberries and nuts. Spray two 8 x 5 loaf pans with cooking spray or one 9 x 5 and bake in preheated 350 degree oven 40 to 45 minutes. (I like to make two smaller loaves because I give one of them away or you can make the one larger loaf)
TOPPING:
3/4 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (Optional)
Whisk together and drizzle over bread. Can add more sugar or more milk to get the consistency you like.
Your friends and family will love this bread. Enjoy!
You might also like my recipe for Apple Cranberry Bread that uses dried cranberries.
Cranberry Nut Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter or 1 stick or 8 tablespoons melted
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup chopped fresh cranberries
- 1 cup nuts chopped (walnuts or pecans)
TOPPING:
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugars, orange zest, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add the melted butter, sour cream, buttermilk, orange juice, vanilla extract and eggs mixing well with a spoon. Fold in the cranberries and nuts. Spray two 8 x 5 loaf pans with cooking spray or one 9 x 5 and bake in preheated 350 degree oven 40 to 45 minutes. (I like to make two smaller loaves because I give one of them away or you can make the one larger loaf)
TOPPING INSTRUCTIONS:
- Whisk together and drizzle over bread. Can add more sugar or more milk to get the consistency you like.
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Amazing!!! Love it! Added extra half cup of cranberries, extra teaspoon of orange zest, 1/4 cup of lemon juice and extra cup of walnuts because I love a busy loaf. I was blown away how good this is. Sprinkled sugar and cinnamon mix on top for topping instead of the glaze. Thank you so much!!
You’re very welcome! So glad you were able to make this bread work for you!
So good! I used 1/2 cup white sugar and 1/4 cup brown sugar swerve and skipped the glaze. Thank you for sharing!
I am making this cranberry bread as a gift for 4 of my neighbors for Christmas. Hope it tastes as good as it looks! Your recipes are always great! Thanks for sharing this one,
Hi there I noticed this recipe is nearly identical to your cranberry muffin recipe except it has white chocolate chips and no orange juice. Can you add the white chocolate chips to this recipe as well? Thanks!
Yes, that should work fine.
Thank you! I have a cranberry bread recipe I used last year, but your recipes tend to be easier to follow and turn out better :-). I’m sure this one will be a big hit.
Have made cranberry orange bread every Christmas but made your recipe this year and this recipe will be my go to for now on so so good and the family loved it as well . Thank you for sharing this recipe
So glad you enjoyed this bread recipe Julie! My family loves this one too. Have a wonderful week!
Made this for our Christmas Brunch. It smells so good hot out of the oven!!
Wonderful!
I made the cranberry nut bread it was very good.
Thank you, Catherine! So happy you enjoyed this bread and thank you for letting me know Have a great week ahead.
Would you need to rehydrate the dried cranberries?
You would not have to rehydrate, Erica, but if you wanted to, I am sure it would work ok. You could use a little bourbon or rum or even fruit juice to rehydrate or just water.
can you use dried cranberries?
I think you could Denise.
Can you use frozen ( fresh ) cranberries ?
I don’t but see any reason why you couldn’t Janie.
I am making this fantastic sounding bread for Christmas morning. Can’t wait to try it. I’m drooling just reading the recipe. Thanks for posting this.