Loaves

Orange cranberry bread

A bright quick bread with orange zest and tart cranberries, mixed by hand in one bowl.

Based on King Arthur Test Kitchen’s King Arthur Baking recipe ↗

Time
1 hour 10 minutes
Makes
One loaf
Oven, conventional
175°C / 350°F

Before you begin

Read the whole recipe, then get these ready.

  • 23 × 13 cm loaf tin
  • Baking paper
  • Mixing bowl
  • Zester

Toss cranberries in a spoonful of flour first so they stay suspended through the loaf.

Ingredients

Original recipe weights. Small quantities stay in measuring spoons; eggs stay as counts. 1 kg = 1,000 g.

Let’s bake

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease and line the loaf tin.

  2. 2

    Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl whisk milk, orange juice, butter, egg and zest.

  3. 3

    Fold wet into dry with cranberries until just combined.

  4. 4

    Bake 55–65 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean. Cool before slicing.

Your baking notes

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