Cranberry-Chocolate Chip Bread With Orange Glaze

Cranberry Chocolate Chip Bread is a delicious way to welcome cranberry season! The bright berries make for a pretty loaf when cut and their tart flavor balances the sweet chocolate chips in the bread. Orange flavor in the glaze and orange zest adds a bright note to the batter pairs well with both the cranberries and the chocolate.

You can use fresh or frozen cranberries in this quick bread, so you can enjoy it anytime of year. I made this bread several weeks ago before fresh cranberries were available in the store, so I used frozen berries. You don’t need to thaw frozen cranberries before baking with them. This recipe calls for the cranberries to be halved so just allow the frozen berries to sit for 5 minutes or so at room temperature, long enough for them to soften enough to cut.

A few notes for baking success:

• For accurate measuring of flour, fluff your flour from the canister or bag and then spoon into your measuring cup so it’s overflowing, then level off with the edge of a knife. Scooping flour directly from the bag or canister will yield a heavier cup and larger amount that can negatively affect your recipes.

• Oven temperatures vary, depending on brand, age, whether electric or gas and it’s not unusual for an oven to run 5 or 10 degrees hotter or colder. Using an oven thermometer is the best way to insure your oven temperature is accurate. Also, make sure you preheat your oven long enough, at least 20 minutes.

• About halfway through baking, loosely cover the loaf pan with aluminum foil to prevent the top from overbrowning before the center bakes through.

Enjoy!

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