Cranberry Bread

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 2.0 loaves

• 2 cups fresh cranberries or 2 cups frozen cranberries , chopped
• 1 2⁄3; cups sugar
• 2⁄3; cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup milk
• 2 teaspoons grated lemons or 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts or ½ cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350º.
2. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches or 9 × 5 × 3 inches.
3. Mix cranberries, sugar, oil, milk, lemon peel, vanilla and eggs in large bowl.
4. Stir in remaining ingredients.
5. Pour into pans.
6. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
7. Cool 10 minutes.
8. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans.
9. Cool completely on wire rack before slicing.
10. Store tightly wrapped in refrigerator up to 1 week.

Reviews

[GIBride01]

Excellent bread. I followed recipe exactly, using orange zest vs lemon. A very nice balance between sweet and tart. I will make again, though next time I will use my food processor to rough chop the cranberries, as I think it took me 10 minutes to do that alone. Thanks for posting, will make again.

[kaurorac]

Found it to be a little dry...will sub applesauce for the oil next time.

[ericaj]

Delicious. I used the two loaf recipe in a bundt pan instead and just increased the baking time. Also, I topped it with a simple glaze using powdered sugar, a bit of orange extract and milk. My mom took some to her work and my husband took some to his and I got a lot of compliments and a few requests for the recipe. Easily five stars for taste and ease to make.