Best 7 Moms Cranberry Nut Bread Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable flavors of Mom's Cranberry Nut Bread, a classic treat with a delightful twist. This timeless recipe combines the tangy sweetness of cranberries with the nutty crunch of walnuts, resulting in a moist and flavorful bread that is perfect for any occasion. Whether you're looking for a comforting breakfast, a delightful afternoon snack, or a sweet ending to a meal, this Cranberry Nut Bread is sure to satisfy your cravings. With its easy-to-follow instructions and readily available ingredients, this recipe is a must-try for both novice and experienced bakers alike. Embark on a culinary journey as we delve into the secrets of creating this irresistible bread, filled with vibrant cranberries and crunchy walnuts, in three variations: Classic, Vegan, and Gluten-Free. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds with this irresistible treat!

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CRANBERRY NUT BREAD



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Cranberries freeze admirably, just as you purchase them in plastic bags. With several extra bags of the bright scarlet berries obtained now when they are available and tucked into the freezer you will have the raw materials for a change of pace condiment to serve with roasted poultry or meats at other times of the year, or for quick breads or pies.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     breakfast, side dish

Time 1h20m

Yield 1 large loaf

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
1 egg
3/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh cranberries
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Greasing 9-by-5-by-3-inch baking pan.
  • Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until the mixture resembles corn meal.
  • Beat egg until thick and light. Stir in orange juice and rind. Lightly stir this mixture into the flour mixture just until the ingredients are blended. Fold in cranberries and nuts.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, until the bread is golden brown and springs back when lightly touched.
  • Cool on a rack, wrap in foil and hold overnight before slicing.

CRANBERRY NUT BREAD I



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A moist quick bread with a faint hint of orange flavor, and the tang of bits of cranberries.

Provided by Karin Christian

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Fruit Bread Recipes     Cranberry Bread Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
¾ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped cranberries
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
¾ cup orange juice
1 tablespoon orange zest

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  • Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the cranberries and walnuts, and stir to coat with flour. Mix together the egg, oil, orange juice, and orange zest. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture, and stir until just blended. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack, and cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 194.3 calories, Carbohydrate 32.1 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 265.4 mg, Sugar 14.4 g

CRANBERRY NUT BREAD



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I created this recipe 14 years ago by combing a couple of recipes from my collection. A friends suggested I add even more cranberries. Now there's a big burst of tart cranberry and lots of crunchy nuts in every piece. -Dawn Lowenstein, Hatboro, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h20m

Yield 1 loaf (16 slices).

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 large egg
3/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk the egg, orange juice and zest; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and walnuts. , Spoon batter into a greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 169 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 258mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

CRANBERRY NUT BREAD



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A true Holiday bread, My Mom always made this cranberry nut bread for the holiday season, it was one of our favorites -

Provided by Chef mariajane

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 45m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1 egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups whole cranberry sauce

Steps:

  • Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
  • Stir in pecans.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat egg, oil and cranberry sauce. Add dry ingredients and stir just until blended.
  • Pour into a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
  • Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2831.8, Fat 74.7, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 211.5, Sodium 2754.1, Carbohydrate 517.3, Fiber 18.2, Sugar 313.1, Protein 38.3

CRANBERRY BREAD



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Studded with cranberries, this quick bread is adaptable: Try it at breakfast or as an afternoon snack.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Breakfast & Brunch Recipes     Bread Recipes

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan
2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for pan
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup whole milk
1 bag (12 ounces) cranberries
1 tablespoon turbinado sugar, for topping (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees; butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan (8-cup capacity), and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine butter, egg, and milk. Add wet mixture to dry mixture, and whisk to combine; fold in cranberries.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle top with turbinado sugar, if desired. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let bread cool 30 minutes. Invert onto rack, then immediately turn right side up to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310 g, Fat 7 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 5 g

CRANBERRY-NUT BREAD



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This recipe delivers a Christmas classic from a recipe my Mom would make every year. The bread freezes well.

Provided by lbdecker

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Fruit Bread Recipes     Cranberry Bread Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup butter
¾ cup orange juice
1 egg, well beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 ½ cups cranberries
½ cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  • Sift flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Mash butter into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
  • Stir orange juice, egg, vanilla extract, and orange zest together in a small bowl; add to flour mixture and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened and batter-like. Fold cranberries and walnuts through the batter; spoon into the prepared loaf pan, spreading so the corners and sides are slightly higher than the center.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 314.5 calories, Carbohydrate 55.1 g, Cholesterol 30.8 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 359.2 mg, Sugar 33.2 g

MOM'S CRANBERRY BREAD



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I always double the recipe to use the whole bag of cranberries. This is so moist and good. I think I may need to make some!

Provided by greysangel

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 loaf, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup fresh cranberries (washed and chopped or halved-I use my food processor) or 1 cup frozen cranberries (washed and chopped or halved-I use my food processor)
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 beaten egg
3 tablespoons oil
1 cup orange juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Sift dry ingredients together.
  • Add cranberries and nuts. Add eggs mixed with oj and oil, mix slightly.
  • Bake in greased loaf pan at 350 for one hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 223.7, Fat 7, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 17.6, Sodium 239.5, Carbohydrate 37.3, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 19.1, Protein 3.8

Tips:

  • If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar to a measuring cup and then filling it with milk to the 1 cup line.
  • You can use any type of nuts in this bread, but walnuts, pecans, and almonds are all good choices.
  • If you don't have dried cranberries, you can use raisins or another dried fruit instead.
  • Be sure to grease and flour your loaf pan before baking the bread, to prevent it from sticking.
  • The bread is done baking when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let the bread cool for at least 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Conclusion:

This Mom's Cranberry Nut Bread is a delicious and easy-to-make bread that is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or a snack. It is packed with cranberries, nuts, and warm spices, and it is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you are looking for a delicious and festive bread to bake, give this Mom's Cranberry Nut Bread a try.

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