Grandmother's Famous Cranberry Bread

Submitted by Sackville

"This is a recipe that my boyfriend got at school in 1980 and he's been making it ever since."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 loaf

ingredients

• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 3⁄4 cup orange juice
• 1 1⁄2 cups light raisins
• 1 1⁄2 cups fresh cranberries or 1 1/2 cups frozen cranberries, chopped

directions

1. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda into a large bowl.
2. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
3. Add egg, orange peel and orange juice all at once.
4. Stir just until mixture is evenly moist.
5. Fold in raisins and cranberries.
6. Spoon into a greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
7. Bake at 350 F for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
8. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
9. If you like, you can substitute cranberries for the raisins to have an all cranberry bread.

Reviews

[waynejohn1234]

Have tried many cranberry bread recipes but always come back to this one. Great taste and texture and keeps well. Highly recommended. I don't even bother to cut up the cranberries if they are fresh.

 

[Elly in Canada]

My favourite orange cranberry tea bread!! I have made this several times using all cranberries, I love the sweet bread with the tart cranberries and citrus flavours!

 

[tschrauben]

This was great- very moist and flavorful! I made muffins with my recipe, ~18, only needed to bake for a half an hour. Also used whole wheat flour and skipped the raisins - it turned out wonderful.

 

[panda515]

We also found this recipe in an elementary school children's book, and we discovered that it was a fantastic recipe! It is the perfect blend of sweet bread and cranberries. We like to use one cup of all-purpose flour and one cup of whole wheat flour, and we substitute dried cranberries for the light raisins. Each bite is a delight, and the friends we've shared it with love it, too.

 

[Connie K]

I'm so glad to see this recipe here! I, too, got this recipe from a story book in elementary school (but I'm just a little older than your boyfried)! It's been a family favorite ever since. We have it every Thanksgiving. I substitute all cranberries for the raisins (3 cups total cranberries). The result is a sparkling, tangy, moist loaf. Love the orange taste. I just can't bring myself to even try another cranberry bread recipe.