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<\/p>\nThis cranberry orange bread tastes like Christmas. I’ve already made it twice this season, and will probably make it a few more. It just looks and tastes so festive to me. This would be great to make as gifts, to serve at a holiday brunch, or to take to a party!<\/p>\n
You’ll need: fresh cranberries, an orange, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, buttermilk, eggs, vegetable or canola oil, vanilla extract and confectioner’s sugar. <\/p>\n
Preheat oven to 350 and lightly spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray (I use Baker’s Joy) and set aside.<\/p>\n
In a large bowl, whisk together 1 1\/2 c all purpose flour,1 t baking powder and 1\/2 t salt. In a small bowl, combine 1 c sugar and the zest of a large orange. Rub the sugar and orange zest together with your fingers. I know – that seems weird – but it releases the oils in the orange zest and gives the bread a ton more flavor. Whisk the sugar mixture into the flour mixture and set aside.<\/p>\n
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In a separate bowl, combine 3\/4 c buttermilk, 1\/2 c canola or vegetable oil, 2 eggs, 1 T freshly squeezed orange juice, and 1\/2 t vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir just until combined. Coarsely chop about a cup of fresh cranberries. You can do this with just a knife or use a small food processor. I used my Pampered Chef manual food processor. I love it and I really do use it a lot. If you want to check that out, click here.<\/a> Fold the cranberries into the batter and spoon into the prepared loaf pan.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bake for about 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. <\/p>\n While the bread is still slightly warm, make a glaze to drizzle on top. All you do is whisk together 1 1\/2 T fresh orange juice, a cup of confectioner’s sugar, and about a teaspoon of orange zest. Drizzle on top of the bread. <\/p>\n Enjoy this bread during the season while the fresh cranberries are abundant! Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mamapalma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_5489.jpg?resize=192%2C300&ssl=1\")
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