a hearty breakfast bread that tastes fantastically of cranberries. It’s ideal for a breakfast on a holiday.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 3 hrs |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 5 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 to 1 1/2 – pound loaf |
Ingredients
- 1 ⅛ cups orange juice
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 cups bread flour
- 1 tablespoon dry milk powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select cycle; press Start. If your machine has a Fruit setting, add the cranberries and nuts at the signal, or about 5 minutes before the kneading cycle has finished.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 224 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 40 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 199 mg |
| Sugars | 13 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I would leave zero stars if I could What a waste of money I followed the recipe to a T Only thing I did different was to warm the orange juice to room temperature Made in a new bread machine that has made awesome bread Used the sweet setting Still raw inside All fruit on bottom of bread I tried baking it some more in the oven but it couldn’t be eaten
Made this last night in my bread machine. It’s tastes great but feels like it weighs five pounds. Was only about 6”high. I will try the recipe again using the traditional method in my oven and rate again.
I adjusted to make a 2 lb loaf. I used reduced sugar dried cranberries. I think that led to this bread being slightly less sweet than it should be. Next time I’ll add some Stevia, but I don’t want it to be too sweet. Other than that, this recipe needs a little more cranberries (which may provide the needed sweetness) & more nuts. Today I toasted slices of this bread & with just turkey lunch meat & mayo, I made a sandwich. It’s very good used this way!
I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out so good! My toddlers would eat the whole loaf if I let them..definitely a keeper!
I’ve made this several times and gave as gifts. It always gets amazing reviews. It is wonderful lightly toasted with a thin sliver of brie. Thanks for a great recipe!
Now a favorite for breakfast and snacks. I increased the cranberries to 1 1/2 cups and added a 1/2 cup of raisins as my husband is a raisin lover. I, too, warmed the orange juice. We love it toasted . So easy to make and the house smells yummy too!
This was great. I don’t have a bread maker so I let the warmed orange juice and the yeast set together. Then I added all the ingredients in my Kitchen Aid and let it mix together. I let it rise in the mixing bowl and then transferred it to a loaf pan. Because I wanted this fresh out of the oven for breakfast, I let it sit in the oven overnight and then baked it. It turned out pretty well. I did use half honey and half sugar for the sweetener. Next time I will probably add more sugar, cinnamon and a little more orange juice.
My wife made this in our bread maker. It tasted amazing and she says it was super easy to make. I believe she left out the walnuts but otherwise followed the recipe as is.
I followed the recipe exactly as written and put ingredients in the bread machine as manual directed but the bread did not rise as it should have and turned out really tough. Not as much flavor as I’d hoped. I am assuming that the recipe should include in the directions to heat the orange juice (fresh squeezed or from a carton??) up a bit or to proof the yeast beforehand. I added about 2 TBS of sugar hoping to avoid this problem but it still did not rise like it should have. Please note if you are looking for a very sweet bread this is NOT very sweet at all.
LOVE LOVE LOVE! I considered lessening the stars because there should really be mention that the orange juice should be warmed to help the yeast but oh well…read your breadmachine manual and you will find that information out for yourself. It makes a dense, delicious loaf and I’ve since modified it by trading one cup of bread flour for whole wheat, adding 1/4 c ground flax seed and 1 T vital wheat gluten. It is a real treat!!!
I made this yesterday ( 8-13-12 ) omg amazing!! really great breakfast bread!
Wonderful flavor, moist and fragrant. I used 2 cups of whole wheat bread flour and one cup of white flour. My new favorite bread recipe!
A must have for the holidays. Add 2 tsps of gluten to recipe and you have the most delicious bread as your result. No regrets and the star of the holiday brunch.
OMG I’ve been baking bread for years but this bread knocked the spots off all others!! I made it by hand and used 2 cups of whole wheat granary flour and it is the awesomest bread ever. I particularly like it after a couple of days, toasted with a light spread of butter and the lightest spread of cloverleaf honey – to die for.
Turned out wonderfully. Of all the bread recipes I’ve tried, this one rose well, and was moist, making it easy to slice after the first day. I did substitute Canola oil for the butter and honey for the sugar.
Yummy bread. I’m new to bread-baking and don’t own a bread machine, so I had to wing this recipe. Warmed up half the orange juice, added a tbs of sugar and proofed the yeast on that for 5 minutes. Then added the rest of the ingredients and let my kitchen aid knead the dough for 10 minutes. Doubled the walnuts and soaked the craisins overnight in orange juice. Because of the extra moisture the dough was very sticky, but I added a little extra flour and it was great. Rose beautifully and has an awesome flavor. Wonderful toasted with butter.
Excellent taste and even better the second day. Unfortunately the dough was so thick, my bread maker took a dive off the kitchen counter and now we have to replace it; however, the bread is great!!!
Great tasting bread! After trying this recipe a couple of times, I decided to try dissolving the honey in half a cup of warm water and letting the yeast proof for 5 minutes before adding warmed 5 oz orange juice and the oil, then the remaining ingredients (I didn’t use any nuts). The dough rises much better this way. I’ve also divided the dough after the first rise and made 3 mini loaves to give away as gifts.
We went completely old school with this. My daughter helped me squeeze fresh oranges, which I also zested, and I didn’t have allspice, so I kooked that up and mixed it together, too. I didn’t have any walnuts, though.
This recipe is excellent! Very flavorful, and healthy too (love that it was honey and not sugar!). This was my first loaf made in my bread maker, I’d say it was a huge success! I would recommend this recipe to anyone!
I added more cranberries than called for, which I suppose could have been a mistake since it was hard to incorporate them all into the bread. However, it worked out just fine for me because I got tons of cranberry flavor in the entire loaf. I used fresh cranberries, so shouldve upped the sugar a bit–no matter, this is great with jam for added sweetness. Or, my plan is to make a turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce. Yum! Very pretty, very simple loaf of bread. Thanks for the recipe!