Cranberry Quick Bread is a beautiful snack bread recipe that's a perfect gift for friends, coworkers, and neighbors during the holidays. Easy to make with just 5 minutes of prep time. Serve it for Thanksgiving and Christmas breakfasts, snacks, or dessert.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword bread, cranberry, loaf
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 5loaves
Ingredients
4cupsall-purpose flour
2cupsgranulated sugar
2tbspbaking powder
1tsptable salt
2cupsof milk
2eggs
⅔cupof vegetable oil
1½cupsof fresh cranberries
½cupgranulated sugar for the tops
Instructions
Liberally grease 5-6 mini loaf pans. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk to combine and set aside.
Add the milk, eggs, and oil together in a large measuring cup, whisk to combine, and then pour it into the dry ingredient mixture.
Fold the wet and dry ingredients until just moistened.
Divide the batter between the prepared loaf pans, filling ¾ full.
Add fresh cranberries to the top and then sprinkle with about ¼ cup of the sugar (divided between all of the loaves)
Bake for approx 40 minutes or until the toothpick test comes out clean.
One done, remove and sprinkle with remaining sugar and allow to cool to room temperature before removing from the pan.
Notes
*Since all ovens bake differently and altitude and humidity levels where you live can have an effect on baking times - the 40 minute suggested time is approximate.*The number of loaves is between 5-6 since not all mini loaf pans are exactly the same size.