Bake a colorful and festive loaf of cranberry orange bread for instant holiday vibes.

It’s bright with tart bursts of chopped fresh cranberries, plus walnuts and orange zest.

It’s speckled brightly with day glow fuchsia cranberries, orange zest, and walnuts.

Cranberry Nut Bread

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The result is a tangy, slightly sweet bread with occasional explosions of cranberry tartness, mellowed with walnuts.

Butter an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 or 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.

Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.

Cranberry Nut Bread

Elise Bauer

Pour the orange juice and sugar mixture into the flour mixture.

Fold until just blended.

(Don’t over-mix!)

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Fold in the cranberries and nuts.

Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.

Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.

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Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Cranberry Nut Bread

Elise Bauer