Here’s the perfect sweet to serve at a winter brunch or around Christmastime! It’s so festive with sugared cranberries atop a white glazed mountain of bread. Add some rosemary sprigs on the side to make it truly feel like the holidays!
This bread has floated around a few holiday parties in my adult life and it’s quite beloved…a rich orange-flavored quick bread studded with cranberries, topped with a thick amount of cinnamon streusel, a sweet orange-flavored glaze and sparky sugared cranberries is sure to be a hit.
A word to the wise: I’ve made this quite a few times and it’s always a crapshoot as to where those cranberries will be inside the bread when you cut into it! Sometimes, they’re perfectly dispersed throughout the bread and sometimes they’ve sunk to the bottom or risen to the top. I’ve tried different techniques, including tossing them with a little flour, and it doesn’t seem to make a huge difference. I expect it has something to do with the water content inside the cranberries and how fresh they are. Feel free to experiment; in this recipe, I’ve added half the batter, sprinkled the center with a handful of extra cranberries, and added the remaining batter. In all honesty, it really doesn’t matter because it’s delicious no matter where those cranberries are!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As you’re gearing up for the holiday season (parties, entertaining, holiday dinners) and all the cooking and baking that comes with it, let this cranberry bread be top on your list!
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