Cranberry Orange Cornbread

I was challenged to come up with a Thanksgiving friendly recipe using Fleischmann’s Simply Homemade Cornbread Baking Mix. Challenge accepted! You might remember that earlier this year I shared my recipe for Sweet Cornbread Cake using the Simply Homemade Cornbread mix. I think the cornbread cake would be a great Thanksgiving side, but I really wanted to come up with a recipe that reminded me of holiday flavors. I know some people do a cornbread stuffing, but I wanted to go a different direction. Cranberries were the first thing I thought of when I thought about Thanksgiving flavors. One of my favorite flavor combinations is cranberry and orange and so, may I present, Cranberry Orange Cornbread.

The cranberry and orange just works so well with the cornbread taste. Fleischmann’s Simply Homemade has more corn than any other cornbread mix. I think that you can really taste the difference. I also love how simple this recipe is. Okay, let’s get to it!

Cranberry Orange Cornbread

Ingredients:

1 box Fleischmann’s Simply Homemade Cornbread Baking Mix2/3 cup milk1/3 cup butter, melted1 egg1/2 cup dried cranberriesZest from 1 large orange, or 2 small oranges

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray an 8×8″ pan with nonstick spray.
Combine the cornbread mix, milk, butter, egg, and orange zest in a large mixing bowl with a spoon, until all ingredients are incorporated.
Fold in the dried cranberries.
Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

So simple right? My oven traditionally runs a little hot, so mine was done in about 20 minutes. My family loves this! In fact, my 6 year old said I needed to hurry and make some more before we ran out. We still had half the pan left, but she was worried.

The Cranberry Orange Cornbread would make great cornbread muffins too. To do that, just fill 12 muffin cups 2/3 full with the batter. Bake for 14-16 minutes.

I hope you are feeling inspired to add some cornbread to your Thanksgiving menu. Fleischmann’s has some great recipe ideas on their website, http://simplyhomemade.com
Disclaimer: I received a product sample and gift card to facilitate my recipe creation. All thoughts and opinions are my own.