The smell of fresh bread from the oven is welcoming in any home, in fact it has been said if you want to sell your home then bake fresh bread in the oven when people come to view your home and your chances of selling are greater. It would probably work for me since I am a sucker for fresh bread. This apple cranberry bread is no exception to the rule of smelling fantastic while baking, it’s a sweet and tart bread that will delight your senses both by smelling and tasting it. I derived this recipe from my apple bread recipe that I shared a few years ago. If you haven’t tried the apple bread you really must, it’s a keeper and everyone who tastes it wants the recipe. For this moist apple cranberry bread I didn’t use any cinnamon in the bread or in the streusel, but I think you could easily use cinnamon or nutmeg to add another level of flavor since both warm spices goes so well with fruits like apples.
I highly recommend you give this recipe a try this holiday season, it would make a perfect hostesss gift for any party or get together. I hope you enjoy the season and this delicious bread as much as my family does.
Apple Cranberry Bread with Streusel Topping
1/2 cup butter melted
1 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 T. vanilla
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup cup wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. all spice*
2 med. granny smith apples
1 orange (zest from orange optional)
2 T. orange juice
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
Streusel:
3 T. flour
1 1/2 T. butter
3 T. sugar or brown sugar*
Directions:
Step 1: Peel, core apples and chop apples
Step 2: In a large bowl cream together melted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and orange juice and zest if using. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together.
Step 3: Add apples and cranberries to the batter and stir well.
Step 4: Make streusel by combining all ingredients and stirring well, streusel will clump together.
Step 5: Spray 1 bread pan with cooking spray and pour the batter into the pan and smooth out. Crumble with fingers the struesal topping on the top of the batter.
Step 6: Bake at 325 degrees for 70 minutes or until tooth pick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let cool completely if you can, slice and enjoy.
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I’m sharing this recipe with the Love Blophop because it’s cranberry love month. Please check out the other great bloggers recipe for cranberries below or add your own recipe to the hop :).
Gorgeous!!! I love a quick tea bread especially with apple and cranberries, I heart <3 you Suzanne 😉 Beautiful photo;-)
Thanks Patty, I <3 you too!
I love cranberry bread, but have never made it with a streusel topping. This puts it to a way higher level! Beautiful, Suzanne! Have a wonderful weekend!
Waw! What a lovely cranberry & apple bread & that streusel topping is something new for me! A must try!
I happen to have frozen cranberries from last year in my freezer that I need to use up & I happen to have juicy apples in my fridge! 🙂 MMMM!
If I made this bread, I’d want to keep it all to myself, never mind the hostess. 😀 Gorgeous photos!
I’ve never cooked or baked with fresh cranberries yet although I really love them. This is such a pretty bread with red dots from cranberries peaking from the bread!
Beautiful bread, Suzanne! I love the apple and cranberry combo, and I can never say no to a streusel topping!
What a beautiful bread for the holidays…delicious!
A beautiful combination of flavours for a delicious bread 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Hmmm…thanks for the real estate tip – hehe. That would probably work for me if someone did just that! I love the smell of fresh baked bread. We use to live near a commercial bakery, and every night, the aroma that would waft our way was so inviting! Speaking of inviting, your bread is just that! I love that it has streusel – awesome!
This festive quick bread looks so moist and delicious! I can tell you can press down with a fork and it will stick together, and that, ny friend, is the sign of perfect quick bread! Love it, Suz!
Beautiful! This bread looks and sounds amazing. Perfect for the holidays!!!!
I was just looking at a streusel quick bread idea and now am distracted by yours! Love apples and cranberry breads. This is wonderful, Suzanne:)
Apples and cranberries in a quick bread – what better way to celebrate Autumn – or Spring where I am. 🙂
This looks so moist and delicious! And, really, can you ever go wrong with streusel topping??? Happy #cranberrylove!!
I absolutely adore bread recipes, and when it has a streusel topping, it makes it too hard to resist! Your bread looks amazing!
What a beautiful bread! It looks so inviting! I never really tried an apple-cranberry combination but from the sound of it, it seems very good.
oh Suzanne, I can see myself buying a home if it smells like fresh baked bread. I’m so weak to that smell and your bread looks great! Perfect for Thanksgiving!
Oh yeah…nothing beat the wonderful aroma of bread baking in the oven! 🙂 Yours look and sound particularly good with all those wonderful ingredients of Fall!
I cannot wait to make this. What a great looking bread, and beautifully presented. Well done..you made me crave some now 🙂
I am so with you, the smell of fresh bread makes any house truly delicious! I love your bread, and the streusel top makes it perfect! Hugs, Terra