An easy-to-make quick bread filled with fresh, juicy cranberries, orange juice and zest, and then topped with a sweet orange glaze. This cranberry orange bread is perfect to make this holiday season!
1 ½cupswhole fresh cranberries, more for top if desired
Optional: Orange glaze (ingredients and instructions in notes below) and or 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x5″ loaf pan with cooking spray. Place the cranberries in a bowl and freeze for 5 minutes.
Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl, using a whisk or a for until well blended.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, orange juice and zest, vanilla extract, and melted butter.
Pour wet ingredients into the flour mixture and stir just until blended – do not over mix. Gently fold in cranberries and chocolate chips (if desired).
Pour batter evenly into the baking pan. Bake for about 50-60 minutes. It’s done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool on a rack, then gently slide a sharp knife around the bread to loosen and remove from the pan. Drizzle orange glaze over top if desired (recipe in notes below). Then slice and enjoy!