Cranberry Fruit & Nut Bread
Submitted by boopsie
Rich sour cream quick bread loaded with cranberries, pecans, golden raisins, and dried apricots, topped with pecan halves and a powdered sugar drizzle. Makes 2 gorgeous gift-worthy loaves.
YIELD
2 loavesPREP
20 minCOOK
1 hrsREADY
1 hrsThis is the holiday bread you make when you want to impress, and it absolutely delivers.
A buttery, sour cream batter gets folded with cranberries, chopped pecans, golden raisins, and dried apricots, creating a loaf that’s bursting with fruit and nuts in every single slice.
A whisper of nutmeg warms the whole thing from the inside out.
After baking, pecan halves crown the top and whole cranberries get arranged for color, then a simple powdered sugar glaze drizzles over everything in elegant white streaks.
The recipe makes two loaves, so keep one and gift the other.
Pro Tips
- Alternate adding the flour mixture and sour cream to the creamed butter, starting and ending with flour. This keeps the batter smooth and prevents overmixing
- Fold in the fruits and nuts gently by hand, not with a mixer. You want them evenly distributed without breaking them up
- Let the loaves cool completely before drizzling the glaze. Warm bread will absorb the glaze instead of letting it drip down the sides beautifully
Ingredients
Directions
Cream butter in a large mixing bowlm gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nutmeg, add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Mix just until blended after each adddition. Stir in vanilla.
Fold in cranberries, chopped pecans, raisins, and apricots.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8½x4- ½×3 inch loafpans, arrange pecan halves on top .
Bake at 350℉ (180℃). for 55 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pans 10 minutes, remove from pans, and cool completely.
Arrange whole cranberries on loaf. Combine powdered sugar and milk, mixing well, drizzle over loaves.
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