Cardamom Cranberry Bread
This bread machine cardamom cranberry bread is soft, lightly sweet, and filled with warm spice and bright cranberry flavor. An easy, hands-off loaf that turns everyday bread into something special.
Look, I have a problem. And the first step is admitting you have a problem… it’s the cardamom, man. I just can’t help myself. I go through a ridiculous amount of cardamom. But it’s oh so good.
And this bread? This cardamom cranberry bread is next level.
I’ve posted recipes with cardamom before, like my oatmeal cookies with a twist.
Maybe my problem runs deeper than I thought. (insert grimace emoji!) I just love it okay?!!
This recipe is dedicated to cardamom’s anonymous.
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No. 1 –> This craisin bread can be made completely in the bread maker, but the ones photographed for this post had the dough made in the bread maker and then baked in the oven.
No. 2 –> Please ensure your machine can handle a 2lb. loaf or you’ll be left with a mess!
No. 3 –> Try it as toast! I’ve been baking this bread for my kids for quite some time now, and it’s basically replaced cinnamon raisin bread in our house.
No. 4 –> There is a range of quantities of water – this is because everyone uses different flour. See the “Word on flour” section in my Best Bread Machine Recipe for more information.
No. 5 –> I throw everything in the bread machine all at one time, instead of adding the dried cranberries to the dispenser compartment – I find this gives a better dispersion of the fruit.
Cranberry bread machine recipe ingredients
How To Make Cranberry Cardamom Bread
- Add all ingredients to the bread pan, in the order listed, even the cranberries.
- Sprinkle the yeast evenly over the top.
- Place pan in your bread machine and select bake.
- Once the bake cycle has completed, turn the loaf onto a tea towel and stand upright to cool before cutting in.
This bread is fantastic plain with butter, as toast with peanut butter, and even with turkey sandwiches. It’s so popular in this house, every time my kids see me prepping the bread maker they ask for the cranberry bread!
If you enjoy cinnamon bread, you’ll definitely love this one. The marriage of cranberry cinnamon and cardamom is made in heaven.
Did you know?
Cardamom is a member of the ginger family! I didn’t either! Cardamom is traditionally used in Middle Eastern and Indian kitchens but is gaining worldwide popularity. Behind vanilla and saffron, cardamom is one of the world’s most expensive spices! It is believed that cardamom has mood-elevating properties, which might explain my love for it!
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Cranberry Cardamom Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ to 1 ¾ cups warm water
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil, or other oil
- 4 cups bread flour
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 2 teaspoon bread machine or instant yeast
Instructions Start Cooking
Bake in bread machine:
- Add 1 ½ to 1 ¾ cups warm water, 2 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 ½ teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoon coconut oil, 4 cups bread flour, 2 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 teaspoon cardamom, 1 cup dried cranberries, and 2 teaspoon bread machine or instant yeast bread maker as listed starting with the lesser amount of water – choose sweet bread cycle.
- Check back to see if you need additional water during the knead cycle.
- Once baking is complete, remove from the bread machine, and turn out onto a spread tea towel. Allow to cool for 20 or so minutes.
- Cool until room temperature before placing in storage bags.
Bake in oven:
- Add 1 ½ to 1 ¾ cups warm water, 2 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 ½ teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoon coconut oil, 4 cups bread flour, 2 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 teaspoon cardamom, 1 cup dried cranberries, and 2 teaspoon bread machine or instant yeast bread maker as listed starting with the lesser amount of water – choose dough cycle.
- Remove dough from bread machine after dough cycle has completed, and turn out onto a floured surface.
- Punch down the bread and shape into logs sized for the bread pan. Transfer shaped logs into greased loaf pans, cover with a tea towel and place in a warm place to rise for 45 minutes.
- At the end of the rise, bake in the oven at 375f for 35-40 minutes, covering the bread loosely with tinfoil if the crust darkens too rapidly.
- Remove bread from oven and turn out onto a spread tea towel. Allow to cool for 20 or so minutes.
- Cool until room temperature before placing in storage bags.
This has become one of my favorite recipes! In addition to the extra spices and pistachios, I have also made it adding 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds to the other additions (can you tell I like crunch???). I added the pumpkin seeds because they are so good for us nutritionally! My husband and I love this toasted and then buttered for breakfast or snack. BTW, I DO make other breads! ❤️
So happy to hear this Sandy, I love the idea of adding pumpkin seeds – I will have to try this!
Came out perfectly .. and the home smells divine . I used my Hamilton beach bread maker , sweet bread cycle 2:55 hours total time . I also used milk instead of water and added all ingredients at the same time .
Yeast measurement is correct – 2tsp
Great to hear Savi, thank you for sharing!
Cardamom Cranberry bread delish! I added an additional teaspoon of cinnamon and an additional teaspoon of cardamom (and no, it wasn’t too much!) and also made it once with the addition of 1/2 cup pistachios and was great! Love this recipe!
Sandy! I love the idea of adding pistachios (and extra spices!) Happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe
I’ve made the cranberry cardamom bread for sometime, but have always made into rolls. I thought this year I’d just bake in the bread machine. My Sweet cycle is 2:55 not the 2 the recipe says! Is the recipe wrong or is my machine off? Guess I will try baking in bread pans in the oven. Thanks!
It shouldn’t make a difference if the cycle is longer – usually the delay comes in bringing the ingredients to temp before the initial knead!
Followed recipe completely and used the 2 teaspoons of yeast as recipe calls for and now I have a total mess!!! I think it was supposed to be 2 packs not two teaspoons! Not a happy camper to say the least
Hey Eddie, sorry to hear this… I’m not sure what happened, but I’d like to go through it and see if we can figure it out! By mess, what exactly do you mean? That it hasn’t risen at all? That it rose over?