Maine Spiced Cranberry Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cup all-purpose flour (Plus more for flouring the pan)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• salt (1 pinch)
• 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg
• 0.25 tsp ground ginger
• 0.5 cup orange juice
• 2 tbsp butter (Melted)
• 4 tbsp water
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup fresh cranberries (Roughly chopped)
• 1 cup hazelnuts (Roughly chopped; walnuts are suggested as an alternative)
• confectioners' sugar (For dusting, if desired)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C). Sift the flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and ginger into a large mixing bowl.

2. 2

   Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour the orange juice, melted butter, water, and egg into the well.

3. 3

   Using a wooden spoon, beat the liquid mixture while gradually drawing in the flour from the outside edge until combined.

4. 4

   Add the chopped cranberries and hazelnuts. Stir until mixed completely.

5. 5

   Lightly grease a loaf pan about 9 × 5 inches. Press a strip of parchment paper onto the base and up the sides. Lightly grease the paper, then flour the inside of the pan.

6. 6

   Spread the batter into the prepared pan.

7. 7

   Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Oven baking times vary; the source’s test kitchen reports its loaf took 10 minutes longer.

8. 8

   Let the bread sit in the pan for about 5 minutes. Remove it from the pan and cool on a wire rack.

9. 9

   If desired, lightly dust with confectioners’ sugar. Cut into slices to serve.

Notes

The source gives no quantity for the confectioners’ sugar used for dusting. The test kitchen notes that its loaf took 10 minutes longer than the listed bake time; ovens vary.

Nutrition per serving

• sweet bread
• quick bread
• baked
• American
• vegetarian
• holiday
• cranberry
• hazelnut