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Cranberry Orange Bread

“Cranberry Bread is a natural coming from Oregon, a state famous for its cranberries. And each fall my husband and I go out and scrounge around picking up the walnuts for this delicious bread. A lady was presenting this bread at a food fair when I had the 'nerve' to ask her for the recipe. She obliged, and it's been a steady item in our menu ever since. But not just at Thanksgiving--heavens, no! I freeze the berries and have a ready supply all year long.”

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

This was great! I made it mostly by this recipe but didn't have fresh or frozen cranberries so I used dried and soaked them in water for a couple of hours first, then drained the water out before adding them. I also included about a teaspoon of vanilla & no orange zest. It was so good, I will be making it again very soon!

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

I have been eating and later making this bread with slight variations for years and it has always been a favorite. Variations: I use 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and no salt. 2T of shortening instead of butter, and I like it better when the cranberries have been sliced in half rather than the whole berries. I also omit the 2T of hot water but squeeze the juice of the grated orange and add water to that to make 3/4 cup.

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

This bread was much better than I anticipated. I can't stop eating it! I did omit the nuts (hubby not a nut fan) and doubled the fresh cranberries per a review I read. WONDERFUL!! I love the sweet bread and tart cranberries. Will definitely make again (probably tomorrow, this one's near gone).

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

Very good, will make again. Excellent taste!

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Greg D.

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2009

This was a great recipe. It was easy and had only a little butter, which is amazing. I would rather use craisins instead of cranberries though. Too tart.

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Hokee

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2009

This bread is delicious. I stayed with the original recipe except I added a tiny amount of vanilla to the wet ingredients and I used orange juice with pulp. I loved it and gave some to my mom and neighbor and they loved it too. Great recipe.

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Susan

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2009

This turned out pretty good. I will probably use this to send out as gifts at Christmas last year. Thanks!

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Kat

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Stockton, California, USA

Living In: Salem, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2009

Really liked this...but did not have some of the ingredients. No cranberries, used craisons instead. No orange juice but used fresh squeezed with lots of pulp. Added slivered almonds. Am looking forward to making it again only with cranberries!

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donna

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2009

Hubby made this yesterday. There's just the two of us and it's almost gone so a second loaf is in the oven as I type this lol. It is wonderful! He added a little more grated orange than called for and 1/4 cup more cranberries. Unlike some, we love biting on the tart cranberries. It is not dry or crumbly at all! We eat it with a little butter on it.

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Reviewed: May 17, 2009

Can't beat the taste and light texture.

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marljong

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Living In: San Mateo, California, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2009

This is a definate keeper. I did modify by a bit. Instead of sugar, butter or oil in any bread recipe I make, I always replace with a no sugar added applesauce. It cuts down the fat, sugar and calorie intake by quite a bit and is still great tasting. My picky girls and husband all love it! Thank you for such a great recipe!

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tina w.

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Living In: Fraser, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2009

Made this for the first time. Very good. Will be making many more times. Great for Xmas season

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

I loved the flavors of this recipe. I did however have issues w/ it being a little dry. I think it's because I used dried cranberries instead of fresh or frozen ones. Next time I will try it with fresh. I also had to cook it an extra 30 minutes but that was probably because of the atltitude. I live on top of a mountain at 7500 feet. The flavor was fantastic and I will definately try again.

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Ann

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Living In: Big Bear City, California, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2009

Excellent recipe!!! I like to use macadamia nuts instead of the walnuts, but other than that it's perfect! Thanks for sharing!!!

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devaroni

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Home Town: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Clayton, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2009

This is THE best bread I have ever made. My family has requested this bread 4 times since Thanksgiving (and they are not big sweet bread eaters).

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mom2wildchild

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Home Town: Bowie, Maryland, USA

Living In: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2009

I liked this bread, the orange flavor was wonderful.. but I felt it was a little dry. I used more butter than called for, and I think I might use even more next time. I was a little crumbly. More butter would probably make it more moist. Or maybe even sour cream.

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alexsmom

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2009

The batter is shockingly thick, but the but bread turns out perfect.This is "the Best!" quick bread. I'm so grateful that I put up a few extra bags of cranberries in the freezer this year. They will all go into this bread. :)

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ErinW

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2009

Great base recipe for Cranberry bread, but I highly recommend (another review recommended as well) to cook the cranberries until they pop and add some sugar. Recipe as is did not appeal to some who tried it. The tartness of the cranberries were shocking when you took a bite since they were fresh. Alternatively, coarsely chop cranberries and add 1/4 cup of sugar and let stand a room temp for 30 min then add to batter. I personally love cranberries and thought it was way too tart. The bread batter is great and moist, but the cranberries need to be sweeter.

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2009

This braed tastes great, but the batter is very sticky and somewhat hard to spread evenly. Rated on tasted alone, I'd give it 5 stars.

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JMIX78

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2008

So good! Word of advice for those of you who are new to the baking thing, do not add more OJ then required! I did this because I read that someone else was going to try to add more to make it more orange tasting. I added only 3/4ths more and it made my bread turn out flat! I tried it again only this time using what the recipe called for and it worked out great!

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