Cranberry Orange Bread
Plan Ahead Note: the butter needs to be softened to room temperature.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups butter softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 Tablespoons freshly grated orange zest
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups fresh cranberries rinsed and sorted
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 8 Tablespoons orange liqueur
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Lightly grease and flour two loaf pans.
- Cream butter and sugar together in the large bowl of an electric mixer for two minutes.
- Add eggs, mixing between each one.
- Add orange juice through vanilla and mix well.
- Remove from electric mixer and with a spoon or spatula, carefully mix in the flour, baking powder, salt, and cranberries, just until blended.
- Pour into loaf pans and bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.
- Move loaf pans to a wire rack and let cool for 5-10 minutes while you make the glaze.
- Combine powdered sugar and orange liqueur. Slowly pour over the bread, then let the loaves cool completely before serving.