Cranberry Walnut Bread

Name: Cranberry Walnut Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 1 loaf (16 pieces)
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 cup butter, cubed; 1 large egg, room temperature; 3/4 cup orange juice; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 65 min. + cooling

Yield 1 loaf (16 pieces)

Test Kitchen Approved

Some quick bread recipes have just a sprinkling of fillings, but this cranberry walnut bread is loaded with fruit in every slice. It's a lovely autumnal treat for breakfast or dessert.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 large egg, room temperature
3/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk the egg, orange juice and zest; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and walnuts.
Spoon batter into a greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 169 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 258mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

I created this cranberry nut bread decades ago by combining a couple of recipes from my collection. A friend suggested I add even more cranberries. Now there's a big burst of tart cranberry and lots of crunchy nuts in every piece. —Dawn Lowenstein, Hatboro, Pennsylvania

Recipe Creator

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