- About the Recipe.
Cranberry bread is a uniquely delightful and scrumptious
food item for the simple explanation behind the reality that cranberries are
normally somewhat sour things and as such are joined to bread for tender cooked
reason. In the course of this article, I will take you through the history of
this delicious treat, show you how you can bake your orange cranberry bread and
what the health implications of the ingredients are. You will also find out how
a piece of apparatus that is common in today’s kitchen helps in preparation and
the right time to eat this meal.
Cranberry bread used to be a part of holiday tradition my family had when I was young, and everyone prized the warm smelling bread. This is a time honored tradition, with cranberry bread recipes going back at least two hundred years; early American cookbooks published in the nineteenth century contain recipes for cranberry bread. over the period this favourite of the food seasons has gained popularity and eaten in manifold forms, such as orange cranberry bread.
For the ingredients, cranberry bread is not only tasty, but
it’s also a fast healthy snack. For example, these include antioxidants and
vitamin C they provide for a better immune system health. Together with the
properties of orange zest, and the softness of butter, it is a healthy recipe
to indulge yourself with.
If you want to achieve your very own sweet and wonderful loaf of cranberry bread, I strongly suggest getting yourself a food processor to use (If the provided link isn't working, please try using this.). This piece of equipment is a real must have in a modern kitchen, it will make easy work of chopping the cranberries and mixing all the ingredients together, leaving you more time to concentrate on attaining the perfect texture to your bread.
- Ingredients.
Ok, let’s go to the recipe: To make a mouthwatering orange cranberry bread, gather these essential ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour.
2 teaspoons baking powder.
1/2 teaspoon salt.
Half cup of unsalted and softened butter.
1 cup granulated sugar.
2 large eggs.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
1/2 cup fresh orange juice.
1/2 cup fresh cranberries which has to be chopped.
1/4 cup orange zest.
- How to Make.
- Before we got started baking, we turned on the oven to 350°F (175°C) and oil a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Here we take a bowl and mix all the flour along with baking powder and salt till we get to well combined. Set aside.
- Beat the butter and sugar with another bowl until the
mixture is fluffy. Add the egg, one by one, the vanilla and the orange juice.
Then combine the dry and wet ingredients until moist, folding the wet
ingredients into the dry ones. Chop the cranberries and orange zest and gently
mix them in the batter, ensuring they’ve combined well.
- The batter is then poured into the loaf pan that has been
prepared into the batter through a spatula and in an even way of spreading on
top of the batter. Cook for 50 to 60 minutes or until the bread is golden brown
and the toothpick inserted in the center of it comes out clean. Once the
mixture is prepared it should stand and ripen in the pan for 10 minutes and
then be removed, turned out into a wire rack to cool.
- When to Enjoy?
You can have your orange cranberry bread baked to the brim all through the holiday time or over the weekend brunch. The natural sweetness of the cranberries blended with different spices makes it very easy to add a little extra of this dish to your plate.
When you take that bite of this fabulous creation, you remember you’re doing all this to help families gather with their loved ones during this season of joy. Therefore, get your ingredients, set your oven and make every moment as you bake those cranberry bread count.