Orange, Cranberry, Pecan Bread
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I love baking bread. I haven’t really gotten into the real art of baking bread with yeast *yet* other than the Cherry Limeade Sweet Rolls I made last summer. I was terrified to try it, but they turned out sensational. I can’t wait to try another one. *someday*
Until then, though, I will stick with what I know. I love baking sweet breads. I have quite the list of banana breads on my blog. Something about bananas and bread. I love it, my kids love it and the hubby is crazy about anything banana. Gotta keep the hubby happy, right?
I actually made this bread a couple of months ago, and I am finally getting around to blogging it. My Aunt Carol had surgery on her back, and when she got home, I wanted to bring her dinner. Well, it’s just her and my Uncle Clyde, and so I didn’t want to make some giant dessert, but we needed something sweet. I found a recipe for cranberry nut bread in an old church cookbook, and decided to switch it up a bit. Aren’t the oranges gorgeous? They are those Cara-Cara Oranges. I love the color! Holy Moly are they juicy and good, too!
So, if you’re looking for a subtly sweet treat, I hope you will give this a try. It was wonderful for breakfast.
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Orange, Cranberry, Pecan Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup Crisco I used the butter kind
- 1 cup Craisins
- 1/2 cup pecan pieces
- 2 Tablespoons orange zest
- 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 egg slightly beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Combine dry ingredients. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut the shortening into the dry ingredients, until it resembles cornmeal.
- Combine Orange juice, zest and egg. Stir into flour mixture, until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Fold in nuts and Craisins.
- Pour into loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Nutrition
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Here are a couple more of my favorite sweet breads to peek at, if you’re hungry for more.
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I love orange, cranberry and pecan. This looks marvelous! Wonderful recipe! <3
Made this in three little loaves! Yum. I didn’t have enough orange juice, so I took some cherry juice and made up the difference. Gave it a real good taste. Next time I’ll plan better and have orange juice!!
I think the cherry juice sounds like a wonderful additive! Sounds great! I will have to try that next time!