Cranberry Nut Tea Bread Recipe

If You like Banana Nut Bread, You'll Likely Enjoy This Close Cousin

Marie Anne St. Jean
Since cranberries are abundant this time of year, I dug out the apron and the flour and tried my hand at concocting a cranberry nut bread recipe the other day. It took a bit of tweaking, but I think the end result was worth it. If banana nut bread is a favorite of yours, I hope you'll enjoy its close cousin made with fresh cranberries.

The colder months bring out certain comfort foods and banana nut bread tops my list. Slightly warm from the oven or after a few seconds in the microwave, slather it with butter and grab a cup of hot tea or flavored coffee. This cranberry nut bread is equally enjoyable in that scenario. My list of favorite comfort foods has just increased by one.

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Cranberry Nut Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
3 tablespoons oil
1 cup milk
1 egg
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh cranberries
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour one large or three small loaf pans.

In large bowl, combine all ingredients in order listed and mix well. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans and bake in preheated oven for approximately one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If baking smaller loaves, check them at 50-55 minutes.

Leave in loaf pans for a minute before removing to wire rack to cool completely. After cooling, wrap in aluminum foil or parchment paper. Freeze cranberry nut bread that will not be eaten within a few days.

Note: One bag of cranberries should be enough for a loaf of cranberry nut bread and a batch of Cranberry Nut Cookies.

Published by Marie Anne St. Jean - Featured Contributor in Lifestyle

A Top 1000 Content Producer for the last three years, Marie Anne is a retired U.S. Marine MSgt whose weapons of choice are now crochet hook and pen. When not writing for Yahoo! sites such as YCN! Voice...  View profile

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  • Patricia Sicilia3/15/2012

    This sounds yummy, I am bookmarking it. Problem is, I can NEVER find fresh cranberries!

  • S Faloon11/19/2011

    Great idea from year to year. I recently substituted cranberries in Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and they were good.

  • Kitty Stevens2/4/2011

    That was a neat idea. I have to try it out.

  • Denise Jennings1/10/2011

    Sounds yummy

  • Fern Fischer1/3/2011

    I like this toasted.

  • Kristie Leong M.D.1/3/2011

    How tempting! These look delicious. :-)

  • Pearl Grace1/1/2011

    Thank you for the recipe. Your bread looks delicious!

  • Roxanne Lewis - Salisbury MA12/29/2010

    Thanks for sharing the cranberry recipes for bread and cookies. Will make both this weekend!

  • Tiffany Booth12/23/2010

    Great work! Happy Holidays =0)

  • Sophie S12/20/2010

    This is right up my alley! I'm actually sitting here right now with my cup of tea and some treats. Your recipe sounds simple to make and it looks tasty too! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe.
    Sophie

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