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Sliced orange cranberry quick bread on a dark green board, pale golden tender crumb with ruby berry pockets, sparkling sugar top and natural central crack. The lower title bubble reads Cranberry Bread Recipe.
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Cranberry Bread Recipe

Tender orange cranberry quick bread with bright fruit pockets and a crisp sugar top, including mixing, pan and doneness guidance for a clean slice.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Cooling 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 290
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour 240 grams, divided
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar plus 1 tablespoon for topping
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup neutral oil
  • 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries large berries halved; do not thaw frozen

Equipment

  • 9-by-5-inch metal loaf pan
  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Flexible spatula
  • Wire rack

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch metal loaf pan and add a parchment sling.
  2. Whisk all but 1 tablespoon flour with baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. Rub orange zest into 3/4 cup sugar with fingertips until fragrant, then whisk in eggs, yogurt, oil, orange juice and vanilla.
  4. Fold dry ingredients into wet until a few flour streaks remain. Toss cranberries with reserved flour and fold them in gently.
  5. Spread in the pan, sprinkle with remaining sugar and bake 55 to 68 minutes. Tent loosely with foil if the top browns before the center sets.
  6. Test two center cake areas, avoiding a cranberry pocket; moist crumbs are fine, wet batter is not. Cool 15 minutes in the pan and at least 15 minutes on a rack.

Notes

  • Read ingredient labels and the manual for any appliance used.
  • Begin checking at the early end of the range.
  • FoodSafety.gov's clean, cook and chill framework applies to eggs, batter and finished quick bread.
  • This recipe was developed through culinary research and editorial review.