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Cranberry Christmas Bread
5 from 3 votes

Cranberry Christmas Bread

This Christmas bread studded with cranberries and walnuts and fresh lemon zest is ideal for savoring with a hot cup of coffee on Christmas morning. This recipe makes 2 loaf cakes.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 21023 kcal
Course: Dessert, Breakfast, Snacks, Brunch
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 8 tablespoons butter melted, plus more for pan, unsalted
  • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour plus more for pan
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 4 egg
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup low-fat yogurt see notes
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 ½ cups dried cranberries
  • ½ cup walnut pieces

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Butter and flour two loaf pans, and set aside.
  3. In a very large bowl stir together the flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
  4. In a medium bowl, lightly beat eggs. Whisk in vanilla, yoghurt, milk, and butter.
  5. Add to flour mixture; stir to combine (batter will be thick).
  6. Fold in cranberries and walnuts.
  7. Divide batter between prepared loaf pans; spread evenly.
  8. Bake about 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  9. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let bread cool 30 minutes. Invert onto rack, then immediately turn right side up to cool completely.

Notes

  • I added Mountain High Yoghurt to this bread making it very moist.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1slice Calories 210.23kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 34.56g (12%) Protein 3.93g (8%) Fat 6.68g (10%) Saturated Fat 3.01g (15%) Cholesterol 38.43mg (13%) Sodium 118.61mg (5%) Potassium 141.34mg (3%) Fiber 1.22g (5%) Sugar 18.61g (37%) Vitamin A 169.66IU (3%) Vitamin C 0.73mg (1%) Calcium 66.34mg (7%) Iron 1.16mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 21023

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 210.23kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 34.56g 12%
Protein 3.93g 8%
Fat 6.68g 10%
Saturated Fat 3.01g 15%
Cholesterol 38.43mg 13%
Sodium 118.61mg 5%
Potassium 141.34mg 3%
Fiber 1.22g 5%
Sugar 18.61g 37%
Vitamin A 169.66IU 3%
Vitamin C 0.73mg 1%
Calcium 66.34mg 7%
Iron 1.16mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.