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Cranberry Orange Bread - Cooking with Tami
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Cranberry Orange Bread

Plan Ahead Note: the butter needs to be softened to room temperature.
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Servings: 2 loaves
Course: Christmas
Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Lightly grease and flour two loaf pans.         
  3. Cream butter and sugar together in the large bowl of an electric mixer for two minutes.
  4. Add eggs, mixing between each one.  
  5. Add orange juice through vanilla and mix well.
  6. Remove from electric mixer and with a spoon or spatula, carefully mix in the flour, baking powder, salt, and cranberries, just until blended.
  7. Pour into loaf pans and bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.
  8. Move loaf pans to a wire rack and let cool for 5-10 minutes while you make the glaze.
  9. Combine powdered sugar and orange liqueur.  Slowly pour over the bread, then let the loaves cool completely before serving.