What is a good recipe for moist cranberry nut bread?

This cranberry nut bread recipe uses flour, sugar, orange zest and chopped cranberries to create a dense, moist loaf that is ready in just over an hour. This loaf provides a faint orange flavor that goes perfectly with the tartness of the cranberries.

Cranberry Nut Bread

This is a quick and easy cranberry nut loaf recipe that anyone can make, even those without a lot of kitchen experience. It uses fresh cranberries and orange juice, along with a number of ingredients most people already have in their kitchens. This recipe yields one 9x5 loaf.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 50 minutes

Ready in: 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup chopped cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon orange zest

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, sugar and baking powder. Add the cranberries and walnuts and stir to combine.
3. In another bowl combine the oil, egg, orange juice and orange zest together. Add the mixture to the dry ingredients. Stir just until blended.
4. Pour the batter into the 9x5 pan and bake in the oven for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
5. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove the loaf to cool completely on a wire rack.