Take-out Tuesday, Cranberry Holiday Bread

the Painted Apron

7 years ago

Here’s a little quick bread you can whip up for family or as a gift for friends

Cream cheese is the secret ingredient that makes it moist and irresistible

and cranberry sauce gives it flavor and holiday color

You can mix it up in minutes

It makes 2 loaves,

One to keep and one to give!

Glaze the bread with more cranberry sauce while it’s hot from the oven and then let the bread cool completely before removing from the pan

Sprinkle the top with sparkling sugar or decorative sprinkles

This recipe is adapted from Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread from Julie’s Eats & Treats

Cranberry Holiday Bread

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Keyword Christmas appetizer, cranberrry holiday bread, cranberry quick bread, gifts from the kitchen, Thanksgiving

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Servings 2 loaves

Combine cream cheese, butter, sugar, vanilla, and cream cheese emulsion in mixing bowl or stand mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, incorporating each one before adding the next.
In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add flour mixture to wet ingredients in mixing bowl. Fold in 1 1/4 cups cranberry sauce, and pour batter into 2 greased loaf pans.
Bake at 350 for 35-50 minutes, until golden on top and tester comes out clean. Immediately glaze tops of hot bread with remaining cranberry sauce, spreading it evenly over bread. Let bread cool completely.
Carefully remove bread from pans, using a knife to go around all the edges so bread will release. Turn pans over onto a board to release bread and then immediately turn bread over, cranberry glaze side up.
Garnish loaves with sparkling sugar or sprinkles. Wrap loaves tightly in saran and store in refrigerator or at room temperature. Slice to serve.
Makes 2 loaves.

It’s perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack