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Cranberry Orange Yogurt Bread

Name: Cranberry Orange Yogurt Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 1/2 cup fresh cranberries; 1/2 cup [1 stick] butter (melted); 1 cup 2% or whole milk plain Greek yogurt; 3 large eggs; 2 large oranges (zested (around 3 Tbsp)); 2 tsp pure orange extract; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; Glaze: (mix together until smooth); 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1 tsp orange zest

December 2, 2014 by Melissa 35 Comments

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This Cranberry Orange Yogurt Bread is packed with seasonal flavors that can be enjoyed year-round. It doesn't require any special equipment to prepare and stays true to the nature of quick breads, there's no yeast involved. A yogurt infused homemade batter is filled with citrus zest and fresh cranberries. Serve a slice or two, any time of day you need a tasty sweet fix.

Easy Cranberry Orange Yogurt Bread Recipe

Sweet breads are a year-round favorite at our house. I love to host tea parties and brunches, and I would be sorely remiss if some sort of sweet bread wasn't included on the menu. I particularly love making yogurt breads for the tang and texture yogurt lends to the batter.

How to Make the Best Cranberry Orange Yogurt Bread Recipe

If you've never baked with fresh cranberries before this quick bread is a great place to start. I worked on this recipe until I felt it had just the right balance of sweet versus tart. The sweet orange infused glaze drizzled on top is a must.

Ingredients you'll need to make homemade Cranberry Orange Yogurt Bread: All purpose flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, granulated sugar, butter, fresh cranberries, orange juice and orange zest, plain Greek yogurt, vanilla extract, eggs, orange extract plus powdered sugar and heavy cream to make the glaze.
Kitchen gadgets you'll need: A 9 x 5 inch loaf pan, a whisk, mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons, a large rubber spatula or spoon to mix the batter. You can use a hand mixer to make the batter but it's not necessary and mixes together well by hand.
You can substitute sour cream for yogurt in this recipe.
This bread was specifically designed to use fresh cranberries. Frozen cranberries could work but will need to be thawed and well drained before adding to the batter.
Rinse, pick over and dry the cranberries prior to adding them to the batter.
Store baked Cranberry Orange Yogurt Bread chilled for up to one week or freeze for up to 2 months. When freezing, thaw and glaze just before serving.

More Cranberry Desserts and Sweets to Make

This cranberry sweet bread is so delicious you may find yourself going back over and over again to sneak another slice. More desserts and sweets using cranberries that you may also like to try:

This single layer Christmas Cranberry Cake will take you from brunch to dessert.
Serve this Cranberry Apple Fruit Chutney as a condiment or side for Thanksgiving.
Cranberry Pretzel Salad is a seasonal riff on strawberry Jell-O salad.
Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls are a made from scratch delicacy.
Cranberry Orange Butter Cake never lasts long.
The family will flip for this creamy Cranberry Fluff.
Enjoy a freshly baked batch of Cranberry Muffins with your morning cup of coffee.
You may also like this recipe for Nantucket Cranberry Pie from Barefeet in the Kitchen.

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