Vegan Cranberry Breakfast Bread Recipe
A vegan Cranberry Breakfast Bread is the perfect way to start a holiday with family and friends. The tender crumb has tiny bursts of tart, juicy cranberries and nutty pecans. You can also bake this into muffins. A vegan, soy-free recipe, can be nut-free.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 365kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour (or use a mix of half whole wheat and half all purpose flour)
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon flaxmeal
- 1 cup sugar
- 12 oz fresh cranberries
- ½ cup walnuts (lightly toasted and chopped. These are optional, if you want to make the loaf nut-free)
- 4 tablespoon vegan butter (or vegetable oil)
- ¼ cup applesauce
- ¾ cup nondairy milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the streusel:
- ¼ cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon vegan butter (at room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Oil and flour a a 9 X 5 loaf pan.
- Mix the streusel ingredients until the mixture resembles large breadcrumbs. Set aside.
- Mix the apple cider vinegar and almond milk and set aside for a couple of minutes to curdle.
- In a bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, flaxmeal, salt and sugar.
- In a larger bowl, whisk together the applesauce, nondairy milk, butter and vanilla extract.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet in two batches, mixing thoroughly with a spatula after each addition.
- Fold in the cranberries and walnuts, if using.
- Scrape the batter into the loaf pan and smooth the top with the spatula. Sprinkle the streusel on evenly.
- Place in the preheated oven and bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool thoroughly on a rack before unmolding. Slice and serve.
Notes
- To make this a cranberry orange bread, substitute the applesauce and milk with 1 cup orange puree from blending approximately two to three oranges.
- To bake this recipe into muffins, bake in a 12-cup muffin pan for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 53.2g | Protein: 5.8g | Fat: 13.8g | Sodium: 268mg | Potassium: 297mg | Fiber: 3.5g | Sugar: 22.2g | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 2.5mg