Name: Dried Cranberry Orange {QUICK} Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2¾ cups all purpose flour; 1 cup light brown sugar (packed); ⅔ cup sugar; 2½ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp baking soda; ¼ tsp cinnamon; 2 lg eggs (room temperature); 1 cup buttermilk; 1 stick butter (unsalted, melted); ¾ tsp orange extract; 1½ tbsp orange zest; 1½ cups dried cranberries (finely chopped); 1 cup orange segments (chopped); For the Icing:; 4 ounces cream cheese (softened); 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 tbsp half and half (can use milk if you like); ¼ tsp orange extract

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This time of year EVERYONE is concerned with Pumpkin. EVERYTHING Pumpkin but guess what? It’s also Cranberry Season. Cranberry season runs from Mid Sept to Mid November. I love dried cranberries I will eat handfuls at a time! So, let’s change things up this season from the standard pumpkin bread to one of our favorite quick bread recipes: Dried Cranberry Orange {Quick} Bread.

Cranberry and orange make a great flavor combination. This delicious cranberry orange bread is a great addition to a perfect breakfast and is considered a breakfast bread. Serve it up with a glass of fresh orange juice, this sweet bread is a great recipe.

What Is An Easy Quick Bread Recipe?

A quick bread is a bread that uses leavening agents and NOT yeast to rise. That means it will bake more like a cake, with baking powder and baking soda. A more reliable finished product. Especially for beginning bread makers.

The Key To A Moist Quick Bread

Rest, Rest, Rest the bread if you can. (wink,wink) After the loaf is out of the oven it will be a lot more moist if you let it rest for a minimum of 1 hour but if you can let it rest overnight before cutting it with a thin knife should be super moist.

Is Substituting Fresh Cranberries OK For This Recipe?

Yes, but remember there is a ¼ cup difference in measurement. This recipe calls for 1 ½ cup of sweetened dried cranberries. So you would use 1 ¾ cups of fresh or frozen cranberries.

Can You Freeze Dried Cranberry Orange Bread?

First, you’ll want to grab some plastic wrap.
Next, take the bread and wrap it up snugly in the plastic.
Once the bread is wrapped, toss it in a plastic zip lock bag.
And that’s it! Now your bread will stay fresh and yummy.

Are You Able To Use A Muffin Pan With This Recipe?

If you use a muffin pan, make sure to only fill the muffin holes up to ⅔ of the way. This will help ensure that your muffins bake evenly and don’t overflow. Portioning out your batter in this way also allows you to be more precise with your baking. Not sure how many that would yield. If you fix them that way let me know in the comments below!

Is It Possible To Use Cupcake Liners With This Recipe?

Remember, if you do use paper liners, spray the inside part of the liner so the bread mix does not stick.

What Is The Best Way To Store Dried Cranberry Orange Bread?

Storing this Dried Cranberry Orange Quick Bread is very simple. Putting them in an airtight container at room air should be good for 3 to 4 days. If you refrigerate the container. They should be good for 4 to 5 days.

What Do You Need to Make Dried Cranberry Orange {QUICK} Bread

All-Purpose Flour
Light Brown Sugar
Granulated Sugar
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Cinnamon
Eggs
Buttermilk
Butter
Orange Extract
Orange Zest
Dried Cranberries
Orange Segments
Cream Cheese
Powdered Sugar
Half & Half

How Do You Make Dried Cranberry Orange {QUICK} Bread?

Preheat the oven to 350°.
Grease or spray with a non-stick spray, either 2- 8×4-inch loaf pans or 1- 9×5-inch loaf pan. You may have a bit left over with the 9×5-inch. You can bake this in a mini loaf pans to make mini loaves.
In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, brown and white sugars, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the wet ingredients: whisk in the eggs, buttermilk, melted butter, orange zest and orange extract just until combined. Do not overmix.
Fold in the dried cranberries and orange segments.
Pour into loaf pans and bake on center rack of the oven for approx. 50 min. or until you perform a toothpick test in the center of the bread and the toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans for approx. 10-min. then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling.

*** Don’t have a loaf pan? Try making this orange cranberry bread in a bundt pan.

To Make The Icing

Using an electric mixer on low to medium speed, mix together the cream cheese, powdered sugar half and half and orange extract until smooth and creamy. If too thick, add in more half and half until it is a drizzle consistency. Drizzle over top of cooled top of the loaf using a fork or spoon.

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