Cranberry Orange Mini Quick Bread
Searching for a homemade treat that delivers on flavor without the fat? This citrusy quick bread is made with applesauce and skim milk for a low-fat snack in a snap.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons orange extract
- 1 cup cranberries
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 4 mini loaf pans or one standard loaf pan. Set aside.
- Whisk flours, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, allspice and ginger in a large mixing bowl. Create a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Add applesauce, milk and orange extract. Mix well.
- Fold in cranberries and orange zest.
- Divide batter evenly between the prepared mini loaf pans, or pour it into the regular loaf pan.
- Bake 30-40 minutes for mini loaves, 45-50 minutes for a regular loaf, or until a knife inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan 10 minutes before sliding a knife around the rim and flipping the bread out of the pan and onto a wire rack to cool completely.
