Cranberry Orange Almond Quick Bread

Name: Cranberry Orange Almond Quick Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 1 loaf (12 slices).
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup dried cranberries; 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted; 1 large egg; 1 cup fat-free milk; 1/3 cup canola oil; 3/4 teaspoon grated orange zest; 3/4 teaspoon almond extract

You can customize this bread to your family's specific tastes. Try dried apricots and pecans, or dried blueberries and hazelnuts. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
1 large egg
1 cup fat-free milk
1/3 cup canola oil
3/4 teaspoon grated orange zest
3/4 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk together first four ingredients; stir in cranberries and almonds. In another bowl, whisk together egg, milk, oil, zest and extract. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
Transfer to a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

Test Kitchen tips

For skillet bread, prepare batter as directed. Spoon batter into a greased 8-in. cast-iron skillet and bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes.

For muffins, prepare batter as directed. Spoon batter into nine greased muffin tins and bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 258 calories, 9g fat (1g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 234mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.

Originally published as Herb Bread in Taste of Home December 2018

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Grammy Debbie

Jan 10, 2019

Really good bread! And, the house smelled amazing while it was baking! I doubled the recipe and was really glad I did as one just wasn't enough! This is really good toasted and has a sort of beer bread-like texture. Delicious, easy and I will be making it again!