Cranberry Nut bread recipe#Holiday breakfast recipes#bread#Christmas cake recipes

Very low fat,super soft and extra crunchy with rich fresh Cranberries and chopped nuts.Freshly baked bread is a good recipe for holiday break fast with a cup of warm milk/tea or coffee.Cranberry bread is a traditional holiday recipes in America.

I love baking breads with different seasonal fruits and this time i have tried with holiday cranberries.They are rich red colored berries used with Thanksgiving Turkey as a sauce.While  baking,orange juice and orange zest is used along with cranberries in order to reduce its tart taste.Try out this nutty fruity bread for your upcoming holiday break fast.

Author: Riya

Prep Time :30 minutes

Baking time :45- 60 minutes

Serves :10

Ingredients needed

1. Fresh cranberries,sliced in halves - 2 cups
2. All purpose flour - 2 cups
3. Sugar - 1 cup
4. Baking powder - 1.5 Tsp
5. Baking soda - 1/2 Tsp
6. Salt - 1 Tsp
7. Pure Vanilla extract - 1 Tsp
8. Cinnamon powder - 1/2 Tsp
9. Vegetable oil - 2 Tbsp
10. Grated Orange zest - 2 Tb sp
11. Orange juice - 1/2 cup
12. Egg,beaten - 1
13. Chopped nuts(almonds,walnuts,pistachios,cashews) - 1/2 cup

Method

• Preheat oven to 550 deg F.
• In a large bowl,combine the flour,baking powder,baking soda,cinnamon and salt.(sift this)
• In another large bowl, beat 1 egg.Add /2 cup sugar and blend and then add remaining 1/2 cup.Beat until well blended.
• Add Vanilla extract,orange juice,Vegetable oil and orange zest to the egg sugar mixture.Blend all together using a hand mixer or whisk.
• Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture(1/4 cup at a time).and fold gently and lightly.Repeat this step until a good batter forms.(Keep some flour mix for dusting nuts and berries).
• Finally add dusted cranberries and nuts to the batter.
• Pour into 1 large or 2 small greased loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 deg F for 45- 60 minutes(depends upon your oven) or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and dry.
• Cool this bread in the pan for 10 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling.
• Enjoy your freshly baked bread with your family.

Pictures:

1)Wet and dry ingredients 

2)chopped nuts

3)Cranberries halved

4)Dusted berries and nuts

                                                  Freshly baked bread

Notes:

• You can add milk instead of orange juice,at that time add 1.5 cups sugar.
• Can use whole wheat flour instead of white flour.At that time,add brown sugar for dark brown loaf.

Happy Holidays friends

Kottayam Kitchen