Healthy Recipe: Cranberry Nut Bread

This cranberry nut bread brings together the tartness of fresh cranberries with the crunch of walnuts. Whether enjoyed as a breakfast, snack or dessert, cranberry nut bread offers a little holiday cheer in every bite.

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole-wheat flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup neutral oil, such as canola or avocado
•  ¼ cup whole milk
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• ½ cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup frozen or fresh whole cranberries, coarsely chopped
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Orange glaze (optional)

⅓ cup unsifted confectioners’ sugar
½ teaspoon grated orange zest
2½ teaspoons orange juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat an 8½-by-4½-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
2. Whisk all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl until combined.
3. Whisk eggs, oil, milk, orange zest, orange juice and vanilla together in a large bowl until combined. Add the flour mixture to the oil mixture; fold until just combined, about 30 seconds (do not overmix). Gently fold in cranberries and walnuts until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
4. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from the pan to the rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
5. To prepare glaze, if using: Whisk ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar, ½ teaspoon orange zest and 2½ teaspoons orange juice together in a small bowl until combined. Drizzle over the cooled bread.

Source: Eatingwell.com