Cranberry Orange Quick Bread Recipe
An easy Cranberry Orange Quick Bread with lots of orange zest and pops of juicy cranberries drizzled with a sweet orange glaze for the perfect holiday treat!
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp orange zest
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups fresh cranberries
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
Orange Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsps freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 tsp orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Spray a standard size bread loaf pan with non-stick spray with flour. (I use Bakers Joy.)
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a larger mixing bowl, add the sugar and orange zest. Use a small spatula to stir and smoosh the zest in to the sugar for about 1 minute. Your sugar will start to turn a light orange, but you will still see flecks of zest.
- Whisk the canola oil, half and half, and orange juice in to the sugar mixture. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix by hand until just combined. (Don't overmix.)
- In a small bowl, mix the cranberries with the Tbsp of cornstarch then stir them in to the batter by hand.
- Pour the batter in to your prepared bread pan, then bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick in the middle comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan on a cooling rack for at least 15 minutes then run a knife around the edge and remove from the pan to let it finish cooling.
- For the glaze: In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, 1 Tbsp of orange juice and orange zest. You want it drizzle consistency, so add up to another Tbsp of orange juice if you need more!
- After the bread is COMPLETELY cool, drizzle with glaze and serve!