Cranberry Orange Apple Bread
Approximately 600g net carbs per recipe
Ingredients
- 2 C (8 oz by weight) chopped or crushed cranberries. Fresh and frozen are both OK.
- 1 large apple, peeled and chopped
- 6 oz (¾ Cup) orange juice
- 2¾ C flour
- 1-1⅓ C granulated (white) sugar
- 2-4 tsp molasses
- 3½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 large egg
- 1 C milk
- 3 Tbsp canola oil
- 1 tsp orange extract
Directions
- Peel and chop the apple and place in a small mixing bowl.
- Add the orange juice to the apple.
- Crush or coarsely chop the cranberries. Mashing them between two cutting boards works pretty well. Add to the apple pieces.
- Mix the flour, sugar, molasses, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix the egg, milk, oil, and orange extract in a large measuring cup.
- Mix the liquids into the large mixing bowl, stirring just until blended.
- Fold in the fruit and orange juice.
- Pour into two greased 4x8 inch loaf pans, or four (five if you want to frost them or put lids on) greased mini-loaf pans.
- Bake at 350F for 50 minutes, until golden brown and delicious, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If you have a larger apple, it will take longer to bake. The toothpick test is your best guide.
- Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool on a wire rack.
You can frost these with an orange-flavored frosting if you desire (sprinkle some extra orange zest over the frosting if you do), but we like them plain, or with a little butter.
Frosting ingredients (optional)
- 1 C confectioners (powdered) sugar
- 3 Tbsp orange juice
- ½ tsp orange zest
- 1 tsp Cointreau, Triple Sec, or orange oil
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