Cranberry Almond Bread Recipes

CRANBERRY ALMOND BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).
• Combine dry ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl. Whisk together eggs, egg whites, and vanilla or almond extract in a separate mixing bowl.
• Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, mixing just until moist, using an electric mixer on medium speed. Add dried cranberries and almonds; mix thoroughly.
• On floured surface, divide batter in half and pat each half into a log approximately 14 inches long and 1 1/2 inches thick. Place on a cookie sheet and bake 30 minutes or until firm. Cool on a wire rack about 10 minutes, or until cool enough to handle.
• Cut biscotti on the diagonal into 1/2-inch slices. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Place cut biscotti upright on a cookie sheet, spacing them about an inch apart, and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Let cool and store in a loosely covered container.

CRANBERRY ORANGE ALMOND QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk together first 4 ingredients; stir in cranberries and almonds. In another bowl, whisk together egg, milk, oil, zest and extract. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened., Transfer to a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

CRANBERRY ALMOND BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir to mix.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, gradually beat sugar into butter.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Blend in almond extract.
• In a small bowl, stir together cranberry sauce and sour cream.
• In several batches, add dry ingredients to butter mixture alternately with cranberry sour cream, beating until blended. Batter will be thick.
• Pur batter into Bundt pan and lightly smooth the top.
• Bake 1 hour 10 minutes, or until bread is nicely browned on top and beginning to pull away from sides of pan.
• Let cool 10 minutes and unmold onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely before slicing.

ALMOND CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F and grease a 8x4x2" loaf pan.
• Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Combine the egg, milk, butter, and almond extract in a separate bowl.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened (do not overmix).
• Stir in chopped almonds and cranberries.
• Spread batter in loaf pan and then sprinkle with additional 1 tbls. sugar and then the slivered or sliced almonds.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• REDUCE heat to 350F and bake for an additional 20-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let cool 10-15 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.

ALMOND & CRANBERRY COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Place coconut and almonds in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. pan. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally. Cool., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in yogurt and extract until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with cream of coconut, beating well after each addition. Fold in the cranberries, coconut and almonds., Transfer to two greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.