Cranberry-Orange Friendship Bread

Submitted by RedheadAblaze

"If you're sick of making the same bread every 10 days, try this one!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 6-8 slices
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups amish starter (see recipezaar.com/321840)
• 3 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup oil (or 1/2 oil & 1/2 applesauce)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding (large size)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 cup dried cranberries

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325’.
2. To the remaining batter add eggs, baking powder, oil, baking soda, orange juice, vanilla, 1 cup sugar, flour, salt, vanilla instant pudding, 2 tsp cinnamon, orange zest, and cranberries. (Make sure the cranberries are mixed in well so they don't end up sitting on the bottom).
3. Note: It is easier to mix if you combine the dry ingredients (except for sugar and pudding) in another bowl then add it slowly to the batter.
4. Grease bottom and sides of 2 large loaf pans or spray with Pam. Mix ½ cup sugar and 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Dust the insides of each of the pans with half of the mixture, making sure to cover the bottom and sides well.
5. Pour batter evenly into the 2 pans and sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture over top of the batter.
6. Bake for approximately 1 hour (until toothpick comes out clean.) Cool until the bread loosens from the pan easily. Turn onto serving dish. May be served warm or cold. Enjoy.

Reviews

[MaryAnna1111]

I left out the pudding completely; it baked just fine. I did it for 45 minutes but next time I'd do 35. I also reduced the sweetener to 3/4 cup.

 

[betsy222]

Thank you!! my grandson gave me some starter and I am going to try this recipe