Cornmeal Oatmeal Cranberry Orange Loaf Recipes

CRANBERRY ORANGE OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Add the flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt and cinnamon to a large bowl and whisk until combined.
• To a separate bowl, add the milk, canola oil, orange zest and eggs and whisk together until well combined.
• Add the fresh or frozen cranberries to the flour mixture and toss very well to coat. Don't skip this step! Adding the fruit to the dry ingredients will help prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the loaf as it bakes. It will also make sure the batter isn't discoloured by any berries that aren't completely dry or may be releasing some of their juices before baking.
• Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and fold them together with a rubber spatula just until no streaks of flour remain.
• Grease a large loaf pan with some butter or vegetable oil spray. I love to use my Misto Oil Sprayer (affiliate linfor this job since it gives you the flexibility of a conventional oil spray without all the harmful propellants they contain.
• Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and smooth out the top as much as you can. Place a few orange slices on top of the batter (if you wisbefore baking.
• Bake the loaf for 60-65 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or until it's reached a delicious golden colour and a toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean.
• Let the loaf cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing it to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Enjoy with your favourite cup of coffee or tea for a delicious cool weather snack!

RUSTIC CRANBERRY & ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. In a large bowl, mix 3-1/2 cups flour and salt. Using a rubber spatula, stir in yeast mixture to form a soft, sticky dough. Do not knead. Cover; let rise at room temperature 1 hour., Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Pat into a 9-in. square. Fold dough into thirds, forming a 9x3-in. rectangle. Fold rectangle into thirds, forming a 3-in. square. Turn dough over; place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover; let rise at room temperature until almost doubled, about 1 hour., Punch down dough and repeat folding process. Return dough to bowl; refrigerate, covered, overnight., Dust bottom of a disposable foil roasting pan with cornmeal. Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead in cranberries and orange zest. Shape into a 6-in. round loaf. Place in prepared pan; dust top with remaining 1 tablespoon flour. Cover; let rise at room temperature until dough expands to a 7-1/2-in. loaf, about 1-1/4 hours. , Preheat oven to 500°. Using a sharp knife, make a slash (1/4 inch deep) across top of loaf. Cover pan tightly with foil. Bake on lowest oven rack 25 minutes., Reduce oven setting to 450°. Remove foil; bake until deep golden brown, 25-30 minutes longer. Remove loaf to a wire rack to cool.

CRANBERRY ORANGE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in orange zest, cranberries, and pecans. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together margarine, sugar, and egg until smooth. Stir in orange juice. Beat in flour mixture until just moistened. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the bread springs back when lightly touched. Let stand 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool. Wrap in plastic when completely cool.

CRANBERRY ORANGE LOAF

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. In a small bowl, beat egg; add orange juice, peel, butter and water. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and nuts. Spoon into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan or two 5x2-1/2x2-in. mini-loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until bread tests done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

CORNMEAL-OATMEAL CRANBERRY-ORANGE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Coat 1 large, 2 medium, or 3 small loaf pans with oil.
• Soft the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt into a large bowl.
• Whisk together the eggs, oil, buttermilk, and orange zest in a second, smaller bowl.
• In a food processor, pulse the cranberries a few times until they are roughly chopped. Combine the mix-ins--the cranberries, walnuts, and oatmeal--in a third bowl. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the flour mixture over them, and toss well.
• Quickly combine the flour mixture and the egg mixture, using as few strokes as possible. Gently stir in the mix-ins. The batter should be stiff. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan(s). Bake for 45 to 55 minutes for the large pan, 35 to 50 minutes for the mediums, and 35 to 40 minutes for the smalls. Check two-thirds of the way through the baking period; if the loaves are browning excessively, tent them loosely with foil.
• Let the baked breads cool for 10 minutes in the pan(s), run a thin knife around the edge of each pan, and turn the loaves out. Let finish cooling on a rack.
• NOTE: When using cirtrus zest, try your best to get organic fruit, because it is free of the waxes and fungicides that are routinely sprayed on conventionally grown citrus fruit peels.

ORANGE CRANBERRY OATMEAL

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the water and orange juice concentrate to a boil. Stir in the oats, wheat germ and cranberries. Return to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in oranges, brown sugar and walnuts if desired.