Name: Cranberry Orange Loaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1.5 teaspoons baking powder; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1.5 cups fresh cranberries; 0.5 cup pecans, coarsely chopped; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 1 cup white sugar; 0.25 cup margarine, softened; 1 egg; 0.75 cup orange juice

Cranberry Orange Loaf

This cranberry-orange loaf recipe makes a very moist, tart, bright loaf wth sweet pecans for crunch; a delicious holiday treat full of festive flavor.

1 hr 25 min total 15 min prep 1 hr cook 12 224 cal

Instructions

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1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
2 Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in cranberries, pecans, and zest. Set aside.
3 Beat sugar, butter, and egg together in another large bowl until smooth. Stir in orange juice.
4 Beat in flour mixture until just moist. Pour into prepared pan.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until bread springs back when lightly touched, about 1 hour. Let stand 10 minutes; turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.