Hope you had a wonderful Diwali with lots of fun and great food. Yes! We did too.
Ah! Now it’s time for thanksgiving and Christmas. My little one is so excited and has already made her Christmas shopping list. This Christmas I have promised her that we will do lots of baking together. The two of us are so looking forward to it.
I have started off with my baking for the season. And if it’s Christmas it must be cranberries. This soft loaf with the crunchy walnuts, tangy bits of cranberries, the sweetness of raisins is scrumptious and so ideal to get baking for the season.
Recipe source – Simply recipes
You need –
- All purpose flour -2 cups
- Caster sugar – 3/4 cup
- baking powder – 1.5 teaspoons
- baking soda – 1/2 teaspoon
- salt 1/2 teaspoon
- walnuts – 3/4 cup, coarsely chopped
- dried cranberries – 3/4 cup, roughly chopped
- Raisins – 1/4 cup
- orange juice – 3/4 cup
- butter – 1/4 cup, melted
- Egg – 1, beaten
How to –
Pre-heat the oven to 180 C. Grease a 9×5 loaf pan.
In a bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the sugar and mix well. Add the walnuts, cranberries, raisins to flour mixture and mix well to coat. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, Add the melted butter, egg and orange juice. Beat will till well combined. Now slowly add the flour-cranberry mixtures to the wet ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon till everything is just blend.
Spoon the batter into the greased loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or till the toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle of the loaf.
Cool the loaf for 10 minutes in pan and then on a wire rack.
Storing – Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator once cooled completely.
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Ive been eyeing your loaf on FB, and it looks mighty scrumptious!
Lovely presentation, Rekha 🙂
Beautiful pictures and can't wait to try this recipe.
Beautifully made with nuts, cranberries and raisins. I love the outcome. Read through and sound quite ok. See if I have time to replicate.
the cranberries look so elegant n beautiful in the pic.. pass me few.. n to tell about ur loaf… just awesome!
That first picture is so captivating…..I love everything in the pic…that white wooden plank in the back has had glory to the shot…..loaf look yum….
Such an incredible loaf,prefect for the xmas season..Love to have a super huge slice rite now.
This loaf looks divine… I wish I could grab some out of the screen…great clicks dear!!
as usual, the pics r just amazing… and the loaf looks so rich with all the dry fruits in it….a perfect way to start away the holiday baking
cranberry and walnut combo.I just love it….Very Beautiful Presentation..can't take my eyes…
I will try this with some variations to make it eggless..
n the pics are so beautiful
Beautiful presentation.. Healthy choice of bread
Delicious cranberry raisin walnut loaf Rekha, love it.
The loaf cake looks yummy and perfect for the Christmas season… As usual the photography is mind-blowing Rekha 🙂
One mre recipe added to my christmas list!!Thanx a ton Rekha….Sure gonna try this….perfect pic as alwayz!!!
wow wow… looks so droolworthy… a little mistake, i guess ur little one is excited… 🙂
Thanks for that Rafee.. corrected 🙂
Nice, bright and cheery little loaf.
The cake looks really good and so do your pictures Rekha. Have a great week.
Ohh my kind of cake! love the pics
Delicious and lovely photos! Love cranberry and walnuts 🙂