Description
This glazed lemon and cranberry bread is the perfect quick sweet bread recipe for the holidays. Finished with a sweet and tangy lemon glaze, this bread loaf is perfect for Christmas breakfasts and brunch and wonderful as a mid afternoon snack with a cup of coffee.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Bread:
- 1 cup fresh cranberries1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour plus 1 tablespoon for dredging cranberries1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour plus 1 tablespoon for dredging cranberries
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- ½ cup milk at least 2% ½ cup milk at least 2%
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest about 1 medium lemon
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest about 1 medium lemon
For the Glaze:
- ¼ cup granulated sugar¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
For the Bread
- Heat the oven to 350°F, spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray, and toss the cranberries with 1 tablespoon of flour; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the remaining flour together with the baking powder and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar on medium-high speed for 1-2 minutes until fluffy and creamy, then add the egg and beat for an additional minute.
- Add half of the flour mixture and mix on low speed just until incorporated, then add ¼ cup of milk and mix on low for 15 seconds.
- Add the remaining flour mixture and mix just until no flour is visible, then add the remaining ¼ cup of milk and mix until combined.
- Fold in the lemon zest and cranberries, then pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Transfer the bread in the pan to a cooling rack and let it cool for 15 minutes, then remove the loaf from the pan and set it upright.
- Carefully pierce the top of the bread with a toothpick, then use a pastry brush to evenly apply the warm lemon glaze.
- Enjoy
For the Lemon Glaze
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar and lemon juice, bring to a boil, and cook for 30 seconds before removing from heat and brushing the glaze over the top of the Cranberry Lemon Bread
Notes
- Grease your loaf tin before adding the batter for easy removal, and flour your cranberries beforehand to keep them from sinking to the bottom.
- Bake the loaf in a preheated oven for the nest results, and test that the bread is done by inserting a toothpick, if it comes out clean it’s ready.
- Let the bread cool before adding the glaze. If it’s too hot it will run off.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 234kcal
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 66mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 49mg