Cranberry Pecan Rye Bread Recipes

CRANBERRY-PECAN RYE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool completely. Meanwhile, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and brush with oil; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, stir yeast into the warm water to dissolve. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Add the flours, table salt, sugar, and caraway seeds, and mix on medium-low speed until dough just comes together. If the dough is too dry, add more warm water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and continue beating. Switch to the dough hook, and beat on medium speed until dough is smooth, elastic, and slightly tacky, 4 to 5 minutes. With mixer on low speed, mix in cranberries and reserved pecans. The dough will feel stiff; push in any loose cranberries and pecans with your fingers. Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with oiled plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water. Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Roll out dough to a rectangle, about 13 by 10 inches and 1/2 inch thick, with a short side facing you. Fold 1/2-inch flaps inward on the shorter sides of the rectangle: Starting at the top, roll the dough toward you, gently pressing as you go to form a tight log. Gently roll the log back and forth to seal the seam. (If the seam doesn't stay sealed, brush it with beaten egg, and press down again to seal.) Transfer loaf to the prepared baking sheet, seam side down; cover loosely with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until dough is puffed and holds an impression from your fingertip, about 45 minutes.
• Brush the loaf generously with the egg wash, and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake, rotating sheet halfway through, until the crust is deep golden brown, and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the bread registers 190°F, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer bread to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing. Bread can be kept, wrapped tightly in plastic, at room temperature for up to 3 days.

CRANBERRY-PECAN QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first nine ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk eggs, orange juice, butter and applesauce. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and pecans., Transfer to two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

CRANBERRY, RAISIN & PECAN KNOT

Steps:

• Mix the flour, yeast and salt and 1½ tsp of the caster sugar in a large mixing bowl. Put in the butter and rub it into the flour. Make a dip in the centre of the flour and pour in almost 300ml hand warm (cool rather than hot) water, with a round-bladed knife. Then mix in enough of the remaining water and a bit more if needed, to gather up any dry bits in the bottom of the bowl, until the mixture comes together as a soft, not too sticky, dough. Gather it into a ball with your hands.
• Put the dough onto a very lightly floured surface and knead for 8-10 mins until it feels smooth and elastic, only adding the minimum of extra flour if necessary to prevent the dough sticking. Place the ball of dough on a lightly floured work surface. Cover with an upturned, clean, large glass bowl and leave for 45 mins-1 hr or until doubled in size and feels light and springy. Timing will depend on the warmth of the room.
• Knock back the dough by gently kneading just 3-4 times. You only want to knock out any large air bubbles, so too much handling now will lose the dough's lightness. Shape into a ball, then cover and leave for 10 mins.
• Shape by flattening the dough into a rectangle, about 28 x 18cm, scatter on the cranberries, raisins and chopped pecans, then roll up tightly from one of the short ends. Roll into a 52cm-long sausage. Tie into a simple knot and lay on a baking parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover and leave for 40-45 mins, or until doubled in size.
• Put a roasting tin in the bottom of the oven 20 mins before ready to bake and heat oven to 230C/210C fan/gas 8. Put the risen bread in the oven, carefully pour about 250ml cold water into the roasting tin (this will hiss and create a burst of steam to give you a crisp crust), then lower the heat to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Bake for 20 mins or until golden. Remove and cool on a wire rack. If you tap the underneath of the loaf if should be firm and sound hollow.
• Finish by making a spiced sugar glaze with the remaining caster sugar, cinnamon and 1 tsp hot water. Brush over bread while it is still warm.

CRANBERRY PECAN SPICED BREAD

Steps:

• Place water, olive oil, brown sugar, salt, powdered milk, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, pecans, flour, yeast, and cranberries in a bread machine in the order listed. Run "dough" cycle. Check dough halfway through kneading cycle to ensure it has a tacky consistency.
• Grease a loaf pan. Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface. Shape into a loaf; place in the loaf pan. Cover loosely with a towel or waxed paper and let rise in warm place until doubled, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool.

CRANBERRY-PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 9 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Combine cranberries and 3/4 cup water in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until berries burst, about 8 minutes. Drain excess liquid from cranberries. Cool.
• Whisk 2 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl to blend. Mix 1/2 cup yogurt and 1/4 cup orange juice in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs, orange peel and vanilla extract. Mix in flour mixture alternately with yogurt mixture. Stir in cranberries and pecans. Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan.
• Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean and top is brown, about 55 minutes. Transfer pan to rack. Cool 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan and cool on rack. (Can be made ahead. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature 1 day or freeze up to 2 weeks.)

CRANBERRY PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 2 quart rectangular baking dish.
• Spread the cranberries evenly over the bottom of the baking dish, and sprinkle the pecans over the cranberries. Spoon 1 cup of sugar over the cranberries and pecans.
• Place the eggs into the work bowl of an electric mixer, and beat on high speed about 1 minute, until the eggs are foamy. Beat in 1 cup of sugar, the flour, melted butter, and milk, and beat on Low until just mixed. The batter will be thick. Spread the batter evenly over the cranberry-pecan mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cake is lightly brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Carefully invert the cake onto a serving plate, so the cranberry-pecan layer is on top. Let cool 30 minutes before serving.