Cranberry Orange Almond Bread

Bob’s Red Mill

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour

1 cup sugar

1 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

6 Tbsp butter, melted

1 egg

2/3 cup buttermilk

Zest of 1 large orange

1/3 cup fresh orange juice

½ cup almonds, chopped and toasted

1 cup dried cranberries

Preheat oven to 375F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together butter, egg, buttermilk, orange zest and orange juice. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients until just combined. 

Best matchmaker ever.

Gently fold in almonds and cranberries.

Pour batter into prepared pan. 

It'll get a little puffier, but not a lot puffier.

Bake for 45-55 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Move to wire rack to cool completely. 

It came out quite attractive!

My Rating: 4/5 "This is absolutely delicious. Seriously. Cranberry + Orange + Almonds = Happiness. The consistency didn't come out quite ideally, though, in the respect that when it got sliced it was really crumbly (and kind of disintegrate-y) on the outside and still not quite done on the inside despite passing the toothpick test. Maybe that's just at my-oven thing, but be on the lookout."