Sweet and tart this easy Cranberry Orange Bread is everybody's favorite. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a snack, this bread is filled with lots of orange zest and fresh cranberries. Bake a pan for gift-giving for the holidays.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom of an 8" x 5" loaf pan.
Put the sugar in a large mixing bowl and add the zest of one orange. With your fingers combine the sugar and the zest to mix.
Add all the other dry ingredients to the bowl with the orange/sugar mixture and mix to combine with a spoon or spatula
Mix the egg, butter, and orange juice together in a small bowl, then add to the dry ingredients. Stir till just combined, then scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Using a food processor or a food chopper, chop the whole cranberries then gently fold them into the batter until incorporated. Do not over mix the cranberries or your batter will become pink.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 60 minutes, until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Remove the bread from the oven and let cool for 20 minutes before removing from the pan. Finish cooling on a wire rack.
Glazing the Bread
In a small bowl add the powdered sugar and stir with a whisk to remove lumps.
Mix in the melted butter, orange juice, and orange zest to make a smooth icing. If your glaze is too thick add additional orange juice. If it is too runny add additional powdered sugar.
Spoon the glaze over the cooled Orange Cranberry Bread
Storing leftovers and freezing
Store any leftover bread covered in an airtight container for several days.
Freeze the whole loaf of bread by wrapping the cooled loaf in foil then place it in a plastic bag. Freeze for up to three months.
Notes
The batter for this recipe is thick.If using frozen cranberries, let them thaw at room temperature for 10 minutes then chop in the food processor.Juice the orange for some of the orange juice you need, you will have to add additional juice to make 1 cup.You can replace the sugar with coconut sugar, your bread will be darker.Try these other One Hot Oven recipes using cranberries.Pumpkin Cranberry Tea BreadApple Cranberry GaletteOne Hot Oven provides approximate nutritional information as a courtesy and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any recipe on this blog.