Here’s a moist, flavorful Cranberry Orange Bread with Glaze — perfect for breakfast, brunch, or gifting.
🍊 Cranberry Orange Bread with Glaze
🛒 Ingredients (Makes 1 loaf)
Bread:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil or melted butter
- ½ cup plain yogurt or sour cream
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries (roughly chopped if large)
- ¼ cup orange juice
Glaze:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tbsp fresh orange juice
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat oven
- 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
2️⃣ Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3️⃣ Mix wet ingredients
- In another bowl, beat sugar, eggs, oil, yogurt, orange zest, orange juice, and vanilla until smooth.
4️⃣ Combine
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Stir until just combined (do not overmix).
- Fold in cranberries.
5️⃣ Bake
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
6️⃣ Add glaze
- Whisk powdered sugar and orange juice until smooth.
- Drizzle over slightly warm bread.
💡 Tips
- Toss cranberries in a little flour before adding to the batter to prevent sinking.
- For extra flavor, add ½ tsp ground cinnamon or nutmeg.
- Can be frozen: wrap cooled loaf tightly and freeze up to 2 months.
If you want, I can also give you a mini-loaf version with a thicker glaze that’s perfect for gifting or serving at brunch.
