My family has been making this delicious bread for years; it’s a holiday tradition! I can always tell it’s time to sit down for a feast when I smell the sweet bread coming out of the oven.

Here’s what you’ll need to make this heavenly bread;

Ingredients

3 medium oranges

1 beaten egg

2 tablespoons cooking oil

2 cups all purpose flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup coarsely chopped fresh cranberries

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup sifted powdered sugar (optional)

Instructions

1. Finely shred peel from 1 orange; reserve peel. Squeeze juice from all oranges. Measure 3/4 cup of the juice; reserve remaining orange juice.

2. In a mixing bowl, combine the 3/4 cup orange juice, 1 teaspoon of the shredded orange peel, egg and cooking oil.

3. In another mixing bowl, stir together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.

4. Add orange juice mixture to dry ingredients; stir until moistened.

5. Fold in chopped cranberries and walnuts.

6. Turn batter into one lightly greased 8x4x2-inch loaf pan or three 6x3x2-inch loaf pans. Bake on 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes for a large pan (30 to 40 minutes for smaller pans) or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean.

7. Cool bread 10 minutes in pan; remove from pan. Cool thoroughly on a wire rack.

Optional Glaze

Stir 1 tablespoon of the reserved orange juice into powdered sugar. Add more orange juice to make it of drizzling consistency. Drizzle glaze atop cooled loaves; garnish with reserved shredded orange peel.

… AND ENJOY!

Baker’s Tip: I like to add a little extra shredded orange peel to the dough to make it more zesty and leave out the glaze, but it’s up to you!