Delicious Homemade Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe

You have to try this homemade cranberry orange bread. If you’re looking for a yummy holiday week breakfast idea, you to make this homemade cranberry orange bread, ever! Not only does it taste like Christmas, but it makes your home smell so sweet and fragrant. It’s amazing! Everyone will love this homemade cranberry orange bread. Sweet, citrusy, tart, with a shmear of soft butter, yum! This cranberry orange recipe is sure to be a family favorite!

HOMEMADE CRANBERRY ORANGE BREAD RECIPE 

This recipe is perfect for the cranberries you didn’t have a chance to cook during Christmas!

If you have fresh (or frozen) cranberries, orange juice, and some basic pantry items, you are on your way to a fresh loaf of cranberry orange Christmas bread. 

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Homemade Cranberry Orange Bread Ingredients

How to Make Homemade Cranberry Orange Bread

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

Spray bread pan with cooking spray.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder.

Step 4

In a large bowl, slightly beat egg.

Step 5

Add orange juice and butter, mix until well combined.

Step 6

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until well combined.

Step 7

Chop cranberries and nuts in food processor or with a sharp knife.

Step 8

Stir in water, nuts and cranberries into mixture JUST until combined but don’t overmix.

Step 9

Spread batter evenly into 1 standard bread pan or mini pans.

Step 10

Bake large pan for 60 minutes or small pans for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Step 11

Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

Step 12

Remove from pan.

Step 13

Store in airtight container. 

Notes:

After you make the orange cranberry bread recipe, let cool completely or the next day you will have very moist, border-line soggy muffins after you put them up.

This sweet bread is great at room temperature or hot. However, wrap it in plastic wrap if you want your bread with tart cranberries and sweet oranges to stay moist. You can also wrap individual slices.

Don’t want one big loaf? You can also use this recipe to make mini loaves.

You can also use it to make cranberry orange muffins, though they’ll be dense and not so fluffy. Still perfect for Christmas morning though.

CAN I MAKE CRANBERRY ORANGE BREAD WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES OR FROZEN CRANBERRIES?

It’s my experience that cranberry orange bread turns out better when made with either fresh cranberries or frozen cranberries. If you only have dried cranberries, you can still make this recipe, using 1 cup of dried cranberries. 

If using frozen cranberries, let them sit on the counter and thaw before adding them to the batter to keep the color from bleeding. 

HOW TO MAKE GLUTEN FREE CRANBERRY ORANGE BREAD 

If you have a gluten allergy or sensitivity, you can easily adapt this recipe to be gluten free. Swap out the traditional flour with all-purpose gluten free flour, and make sure all of the other packaged ingredients (like the baking powder) are gluten free, too. 

IS CRANBERRY ORANGE BREAD VEGAN OR DAIRY FREE? 

This recipe can be adapted to be a vegan cranberry orange bread, by switching the conventional egg with either an egg replacement purchased from the store, or a homemade egg substitute.

Mix together 1/4 cup of applesauce, along with 1/2 tablespoon of baking powder. This mixture is equal to 1 egg. 

You can also create an egg substitute from 1 tablespoon of flaxseed meal, combined with 3 tablespoons of warm water. 

Substitute butter with vegan butter. 

EASY HOMEMADE BREAD RECIPES 

The only thing that beats the smell of bread baking is that first bite of warm bread with butter melting! Here are some of our favorite bread recipes to make with your little kitchen helpers: 

What is your favorite homemade bread recipe? Comment below!