Cranberry Orange Walnut Bread

4.80 from 5 votes

This quick bread is so easy to throw together, and the cranberry-orange combo really packs a punch. The perfect fall breakfast or snack!

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 520kcal

Author: The Food Charlatan

Ingredients

1/2 cup walnuts chopped, toasted
2 tablespoons orange zest
1/2 cup orange juice freshly squeezed
1/2 cup half and half
2 cups flour spooned and leveled
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 large egg
1/3 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or regular vanilla extract
1 cup cranberries fresh or frozen, roughly chopped

Instructions

Start by toasting the walnuts. Add a half cup to a small dry frying pan and set to medium heat. Stir occasionally until the nuts become fragrant and barely start to brown, about 5 minutes. Set aside and cool completely.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper, or grease well and set aside.
Zest the two oranges into a large bowl.
Juice the oranges in a glass measuring cup until you get 1/2 cup juice. Add the 1/2 cup half and half to the orange juice, stir, and set aside.
In the bowl with the zest, whisk together the flour, white sugar, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder.
In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 egg, the oil, and the vanilla.
Add the chopped cranberries and the cooled nuts to the flour mixture and stir to combine. Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture and stir until just barely combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
Remove the bread from the oven and cover with tin foil. Bake for another 15-25 minutes. You will know it's done with a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Notes

You don't need to chop the cranberries perfectly. If some of them are left whole, it's cool. I prefer to add a full 2 cups, but it's still really good with just one cup of cranberries.

Nutrition

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