Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe
Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe
Stephanie Jaworski
JoyofBaking.com
Here is another delicious Cranberry Bread recipe for you to try. It pairs the tartness of fresh cranberries with the sweet citrus flavor of freshly squeezed orange juice. Besides it wonderful flavor, this fruit bread is lower in fat than most, as it uses only 4 tablespoons of butter and replaces the more commonly used milk with orange juice. I found this recipe in Jean Anderson's 'The American Century Cookbook' where she tells us that this recipe was developed by Ocean Spray around the middle of the 20th century. For a little trivia; Ocean Spray began in 1930 and was formed by three cranberry growers who wanted to expand the market for their product (cranberries). Together, this cooperative did just that; first with the introduction in 1930 of Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail, and again in 1963 with the introduction of the first fruit juice blend, Cranberry-Apple Juice Drink. They have had many successes since, one being sweetened dried cranberries that was introduced in the early 1990s.
Cranberries are a small, hard, smooth-skinned, round to oval-shaped, bright red berry that is native to North America. It is also known by the names craneberry, bounceberry, bearberry, cowberry, or lingonberry. The American Indians used the cranberry as both a food and a medicine. Sailors as well as settlers traveling westward were known to have used cranberries as a way to ward off scurvy. Today we know that cranberries are high in Vitamin C and are also used as an antioxidant.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place rack in the center of the oven. Grease (or spray with a nonstick vegetable spray) a 9 x 5 x 3 inch (23 x 13 x 8 cm) loaf pan. Set aside.
Toast the pecans or walnuts for about 8 - 10 minutes or until lightly browned and fragrant. Let cool and then chop coarsely. Set aside.
In a small bowl, combine the beaten egg with the orange juice and vanilla extract. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour with the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and orange zest. Cut the butter into small pieces and blend it into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives. The mixture should look like coarse crumbs. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir in the chopped cranberries and nuts. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes. Then remove the bread from the pan and let cool completely before slicing. This bread can be frozen.
Makes one - 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf.
Source:
Anderson, Jean. The American Century Cookbook. Clarkson/Potter Publishers. New York: 1997.
Daly, Regan. In the Sweet Kitchen. Random House Canada: 2000.
Website: www.oceanspray.com
Cranberry Orange Bread:
1/2 cup (50 grams) pecans or walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
1 cup (120 grams) fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
2 cups (280 grams) all-purpose flour
1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon orange zest (outer skin of orange)
4 tablespoons (57 grams) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 large egg, well beaten
3/4 cup (180 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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