Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl
2 ¼ cups flour, ¾ cup sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt
In a separate bowl, combine milk, oil, eggs, orange juice and orange zest together
½ cup milk, ¼ cup oil, 2 eggs, ¼ cup orange juice, 1 tablespoon orange zest
Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined
Fold in cranberries
12 ounces cranberries
Place batter in a greased loaf pan
Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 65-70 minutes until the center comes out clean with a toothpick test
Allow bread to cool in pan for 10 minutes. Carefully remove from pan and continue cooling on a baking rack until fully cooled.
Glaze
Combine powdered sugar and orange juice. Stir until smooth. Add a bit more juice if needed to make a runny consistency.
½ cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon orange juice
Drizzle glaze over the top of the bread. Let glaze dry for about 30 minutes before slicing.
Notes
This bread is loaded with cranberries. You can reduce the amount of cranberries by half if you prefer fewer berries.
Use a fluff and scoop method when measuring your flour to help avoid too much flour. Fluff your flour first, then scoop it into your measuring cup, and then level the top with the flat side of a knife.
When mixing wet and dry ingredients together, don’t overmix. Just stir until combined.
Be certain your oven is fully preheated
Remove bread after cooling for 10 minutes in pan
Allow bread to cool fully before slicing. This is the hardest part! It’s very tempting to slice into a loaf while still warm. It will taste delicious, but will often be very crumbly.
Use a knife around the edge of the pan to release any bread stuck to the sides of the pan.
Fully cool bread on a baking rack
To Make Mini LoavesThis recipe can be made into mini loaves, instead of one regular-size loaf. Use two mini-size loaf pans. Bake at the same temperature (350°F) but reduce the baking time to 50-60 minutes.Bread is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.