Cranberry Bread with Orange Glaze
Orange glazed cranberry bread is loaded with juicy cranberries with soft, moist crumbs. This stays wet for a few days after you make it, so it's perfect as a homemade Christmas gift.
Ingredients
Orange Glaze Ingredients:
- 1 tsp orange zest, reserved from the orange above
- 1 1/2 Tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice, or to reach desired consistency
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Cranberry Bread Ingredients:
- 1/2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and patted dry
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- Zest of 1 large orange, divided
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/4 cup milk, room temperature
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
How to make cranberry and orange bread:
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 6 cups (8 1/2 in 4 1/2 loaf pan) then sprinkle with flour, extracting excess flour.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt. Sit aside.
- In a measuring cup, mix the milk, peel of one orange (reserve 1 teaspoon of the glaze zest), and orange juice. Sit aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together butter and granulated sugar on medium/high speed (2-3 minutes on high speed). It will not be smooth, just combined. Beat two large eggs, stirring until well combined.
- Add flour mixture into two parts, alternating with milk mixture and mixing on medium/low speed just until combined with each addition. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spoon as needed.
- Stir in the cranberries with 1/2 tablespoon of the flour, then fold into the mixture until blended. Spread the mixture into the pan you prepared and bake for 45-50 minutes at 350°F, until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let it cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes then run a cake releaser or knife around the edges and transfer the loaf to a wire rack to cool completely before glazing.
To make the glaze:
- In a separate bowl, mix powdered sugar and orange juice with a teaspoon of zest. Stir until smooth. It should have an atomizer consistency. Add more orange juice to thin it out or add powdered sugar to make it thicker.