Loaded with cranberries and mandarin oranges and topped with a graham cracker crumble, this tasty Cranberry Mandarin Orange Bread is perfect for holiday baking!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Course: Bread, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bread, cranberry, mandarin
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 410kcal
Author: David
Ingredients
For the Cranberry Mandarin Orange Bread
1 7/8cupsall-purpose flourdivided
1¼tspbaking powder
½tspsalt
½tspcinnamon
¼tspnutmeg
1½tspmandarin orange zest~3 mandarin oranges
8Tbspunsalted butter, room temperature
¾cupsugar
2large eggs
1½tspvanilla extract
¾cupbuttermilk
¾cupcranberriescoarsely chopped
3mandarin orangespeeled and coarsely chopped
For the Topping
2Tbspunsalted buttercold
1/3cupgraham cracker crumbs~2 full-sized crackers
1/3cupbrown sugar
½tspcinnamon
Instructions
Grease and flour 3 mini-loaf pans (or 1 large loaf pan); set aside.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a medium bowl, combine the 1¾ cups of flour with the baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange zest. Stir until well mixed; set aside.
Using a countertop mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes on medium speed).
Add eggs and vanilla; mix on low speed until well combined.
Add buttermilk; mix on low speed until well combined. (Tip: Don’t forget to scrape down the sides of the bowl.)
Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix until a smooth batter forms.
In a small bowl, toss the chopped cranberries and mandarin oranges with the remaining 2 Tbsp of flour. Gently fold the chopped fruit into the batter.
Divide the batter evenly into the 3 mini-loaf pans.
Make the Topping by cutting the butter into ¼” cubes. Place cubed butter in a bowl with the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir until well combined.
Sprinkle the Topping evenly over the 3 mini-loaf pans.
Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out mostly clean. (Note: If you are making this bread in a single loaf pan, it will take longer to bake.)
Let bread cool in pans for 20 minutes before removing.