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Cranberry Orange Loaf with orange glaze recipe
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5 from 2 votes

Orange Glazed Cranberry Bread

This cranberry orange quick bread is the perfect combination of tart and sweet with a delightful orange glaze to top it off. Perfect for breakfast or a holiday brunch.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Cooling Time10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 slices
Author: Andrea Updyke

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour + 1 tablespoon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • zest of 1 orange
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ⅓ cup orange juice
  • ½ cup oil
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries roughly chopped
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1-2 Tablespoons orange juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325ºF
  • Combine 1 ½ cups flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl and set aside
  • Whisk eggs, then add sugar, orange zest, buttermilk, orange juice, and oil until smooth
  • Add dry ingredients previously set aside, and stir until just combined
  • Stir cranberries together with 1 tablespoon of flour. This helps keep them from sinking to the bottom of your loaf
  • Stir into loaf batter
  • Pour into a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan
  • Bake in center of oven for 75 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean
  • Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes
  • Loosen edges of loaf from pan by running a butterknife down the sides
  • Turn onto a wire rack, and let cool completely
  • While loaf cools, whisk icing ingredients together, starting with 1 tablespoon of orange juice, and adding more until a thick, but pourable consistency is reached
  • Ice cooled loaf, slice, and serve

Notes

If you don't want the hint of almond flavor in this loaf, feel free to replace the almond extract with orange or vanilla. 
Refrigerate leftover bread in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 194mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 133IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg