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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 unsalted butter melted, plus more for pan
- 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 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup low-fat yoghurt see notes
- ½ cup milk
- 1 ½ cups dried cranberries
- ½ cup walnut pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Butter and flour two loaf pans, and set aside.
- In a very large bowl stir together the flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a medium bowl, lightly beat eggs. Whisk in vanilla, yoghurt, milk, and butter.
- Add to flour mixture; stir to combine (batter will be thick).
- Fold in cranberries and walnuts.
- Divide batter between prepared loaf pans; spread evenly.
- Bake about 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Transfer pan to a wire rack; let bread cool 30 minutes. Invert onto rack, then immediately turn right side up to cool completely.
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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
(4%)
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: 24servings
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.