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This cranberry nut bread is packed with fresh tart cranberries and crunchy almonds. Eat fresh or toasted with butter.
I realize that you may be thinking to yourself “Wait…I thought she hated nuts???”
Well, you are right, still, I wouldn’t say I like most nuts BUT I don’t mind almonds.
So that means officially I can and will eat:
- Almonds
- Pecans
So since this recipe originally called for pecans or walnuts, I had to switch things around.
Since there was a bag of sliced almonds in the freezer I threw in a couple handfuls of them to give the bread the little crunch it needed.
I also opted to use fresh cranberries instead of dried ones.
I think the fresh added a tartness that I personally found super delicious.
How can you hate sweet and tart? I know I don’t!
My favorite way to eat this bread is toasted with butter although it’s fantastic plain.
Do you want to know another great thing about this bread?
It freezes perfectly. That is important to me.
Sometimes baked goods overflow out of my kitchen and I need to freeze them before they go to waste.
I plan to make a bunch of these little loaves, package them up and give them to family members along with the limoncello I made.
Editable gifts are the best!
Cranberry Nut Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 cups fresh cranberries, cut in half
- 3 ounces chopped almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9×5 loaf pan with non-stick baking spray, set aside.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, kosher salt, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl.
- In a medium-sized mixed bowl whisk together orange juice, water, and melted butter.
- Gently mix the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and stir until combined.
- Fold in cranberries and almonds.
- Add batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake for 60-70 minutes or until the center is set and the bread is golden brown.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Your family members should be feeling lucky! They get a cranberry bread AND some homemade Limoncello? Where can I sign up? 😛
Oo, sounds like a winning combination for Christmas breakfast… a slice of this bread and a nip of limoncello :). A merry Christmas, indeed!
I love the holidays. I need to start stocking up on cranberries ASAP! A lot of my fav ingredients and dishes are available during this time.
cranberries make such gorgeous gems of color in a loaf of bread. this is a terrific fall treat!
I don’t do nuts unless in butter form … but I bet my guys would love this so I may have to make it anyway 🙂
This looks like a great edible gift! 😉 It’s such a gorgeous bread with the little cranberry gems. I also like to freeze baked goods (especially muffins), since I’m the only one in the house who eats them, lol!
I love that you used fresh cranberries – sweet and tart = delicious!
Almonds are my favorite nut too. The bread looks wonderful!
this bread looks wonderful great color
The bread is so pretty. What a lovely gift it will be.