Cranberry Nut Bread

Ricardo
Ricardo @tallcook
Manhattan, New York, United States

Years ago a boyfriend of mine fondly remembered his late mother’s cranberry nut bread and showed his mom’s recipe to me. So one day I made it to surprise him, only that the surprised one was I. It was outstanding.

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 minutes plus overnight cool
10 loaf slices
  1. 1 cuporange juice (approx 3 juicy oranges)
  2. 1 tablespoonorange zest
  3. 350 grams (2 cups)all-purpose flour or 260 grams (1 1/2 cups) flour + 80 grams (1/2 cup) whole wheat flour)
  4. 220 grams (1 cup)sugar
  5. 1 1/2 teaspoonsbaking powder
  6. 1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
  7. 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  8. 57 grams (1/4 cup)butter, cold
  9. 1egg
  10. 125 grams (1 1/2 cups)fresh cranberries, halved or quartered
  11. 90 grams (3/4 cup)chopped toasted pecans
  12. Turbinado sugar (optional)

Cooking Instructions

1 hour 30 minutes plus overnight cool
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.

  2. 2

    Zest oranges in a large bowl to catch zest and orange oil. Squeeze oranges and reserve separately.

  3. 3

    Place dry ingredients in a food processor. Mix for 10 seconds.

  4. 4

    Slice butter in a few pieces and add to food processor. Pulse until mixture resembles cornmeal. Transfer to the large bowl with zest.

  5. 5

    In a small bowl beat egg until thick and light. Stir in orange juice.

  6. 6

    Stir this mixture into the flour mixture just until the ingredients are blended. Fold in cranberries and nuts.

  7. 7

    Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar, if desired.

  8. 8

    Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, until the bread is golden brown and springs back when lightly touched.

  9. 9

    Unmold and cool on a rack.

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My mother was a very good home cook, which made me appreciate homemade food to this day.
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