Recipe details Easy · 16 servings
Nutrition Per Serving
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Orange Cranberry Pecan Tea Loaf
A tender quick bread scented with orange juice and bright orange peel, packed with tart chopped cranberries and crunchy pecans. It bakes into a sliceable loaf with a pleasantly rustic crumb, ideal for breakfast, afternoon coffee, or a simple holiday snack.
Ingredients
- • 2 cups all-purpose flour
- • 1 cup granulated sugar
- • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- • 1/2 teaspoon salt
- • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- • 3/4 cup orange juice
- • 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
- • 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, melted
- • 1 large egg, beaten
- • 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
- • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Method
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- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
| 2 cups all-purpose flour | whisk dry ingredients | mix batter | fold in fruit and nuts | bake 350 F 55 min | cool loaf |
| 1 cup granulated sugar | |||||
| 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder | |||||
| 1/2 teaspoon salt | |||||
| 1/4 teaspoon baking soda | |||||
| 3/4 cup orange juice | |||||
| 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest | |||||
| 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, melted | |||||
| 1 large egg, beaten | |||||
| 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped | |||||
| 1/2 cup chopped pecans |
1 whisk dry ingredients 5 ingredients
Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a medium mixing bowl.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 mix batter 4 ingredients
Stir the orange juice, orange zest, melted shortening, and beaten egg into the dry mixture only until no dry streaks remain.
From: whisk dry ingredients
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, melted
- 1 large egg, beaten
3 fold in fruit and nuts 2 ingredients
Gently fold the chopped cranberries and pecans into the batter until evenly distributed.
From: mix batter
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
4 bake 350 F 55 min
Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake at 350 F for about 55 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
From: fold in fruit and nuts
5 cool loaf
Cool the loaf in its pan for 15 minutes, then remove it to a wire rack and cool fully before slicing.
From: bake 350 F 55 min
- 1
whisk dry ingredients
Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a medium mixing bowl.
2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2
mix batter
Stir the orange juice, orange zest, melted shortening, and beaten egg into the dry mixture only until no dry streaks remain.
3/4 cup orange juice; 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest; 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, melted; 1 large egg, beaten
- 3
fold in fruit and nuts
Gently fold the chopped cranberries and pecans into the batter until evenly distributed.
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped; 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 4
bake 350 F 55 min
Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake at 350 F for about 55 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 5
cool loaf
Cool the loaf in its pan for 15 minutes, then remove it to a wire rack and cool fully before slicing.
Text instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a medium mixing bowl.
Stir the orange juice, orange zest, melted shortening, and beaten egg into the dry mixture only until no dry streaks remain.
Gently fold the chopped cranberries and pecans into the batter until evenly distributed.
Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake at 350 F for about 55 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool the loaf in its pan for 15 minutes, then remove it to a wire rack and cool fully before slicing.
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