Every holiday season I get a couple bags of cranberries and load up on all my favorite recipes, including this Ocean Spray Cranberry Nut Bread. Just baking it makes the whole house smell like Christmas is on its way!
This quick bread doesn’t take much work – it’s pretty much throw it all together – mix it and bake! I love the hint of orange from the orange zest and orange juice – but I don’t want to give all the goodness away just yet!
How do you make Ocean Spray Cranberry Bread?
As I mentioned – it’s easy peasy! Just a bowl and a hand mixer and you’ll be good to go!
- Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl.
- Stir in orange juice, orange zest, melted shortening and egg.
- Mix until well blended.
- Stir in cranberries and nuts and spread evenly in loaf pan. I chopped the cranberries which isn’t an easy task since they roll around – and resist the temptation to try one – they’re really tart.
- Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
So simple! If you’re not a fan of nuts – you can always leave them out.
Can you freeze cranberry bread?
Definitely – you can freeze cranberry bread! I took half the loaf when it was cooked and double-bagged it and put it into the freezer. You can thaw it out overnight and it’s ready to go again! I always heat mine up in the microwave before I eat it.
What to serve with Ocean Spray Cranberry Bread?
I always think of quick breads as a great addition to a breakfast or brunch table. Here are some of my favorite brunch recipes:
Ocean Spray Cranberry Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 large orange
- 2 tbsp melted shortening
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 1/2 cups Ocean Spray cranberries coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup nuts chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda
- Zest orange into bowl and then juice orange into bowl
- Add in melted shortening and beaten egg
- Mix well with hand mixer until blended.
- With spatula, stir in cranberries and nuts.
- Spread batter evenly into greased loaf pan.
- Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool on a baking rack for 15 minutes and remove from pan
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