Cranberry Orange Amish Friendship Bread

Submitted by: Friendship Bread Kitchen

“Wondering what to do with that lone orange in the fruit drawer? Combine it with fresh or dried cranberries and you can have this marvelous loaf.”

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Servings: 16
Yield: 2 loaves

Recipe at a Glance

• omit cinnamon
• substitute orange juice for milk
• add 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• add 1 cup fresh or dried cranberries

Ingredients (click to print)

1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
3 eggs
1 cup oil
1/2 cup fresh or frozen (reconstituted) orange juice
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups flour
1-2 small boxes vanilla instant pudding
1 cup fresh or dried cranberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
2. In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed.
3. Grease two large loaf pans.
4. Dust the greased pans with granulated sugar.
5. Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans.
6. Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
7. ENJOY!

Kitchen Notes

With the addition of chopped nuts, this recipe makes a hearty breakfast muffin. Instead of loaf pans, fill 22-24 cupcake or muffin tins with batter and bake for 25 minutes at 325 degrees.

From Lynda Black (Garland, TX):  “Add 1/2 of a small bag of dried cranberries, 2 teaspoons of orange extract and the zest of one orange to the basic recipe. Bake in prepared muffin pans at 350 degrees until done. Time will depend on the size of your muffin pans.”