Cranberry Orange Almond Quick Bread

  Breakfast

You can customize this bread to your family's specific tastes. Try dried apricots and pecans, or dried blueberries and hazelnuts.

Cranberry Orange Almond Quick Bread

Average Rating: 3.25

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling
YIELD: 1 loaf (12 slices).

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 cup fat-free milk
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 3/4 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 3/4 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk together first 4 ingredients; stir in cranberries and almonds. In another bowl, whisk together egg, milk, oil, zest and extract. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
  • 2. Transfer to a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 258 calories, 9g fat (1g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 234mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.

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