Cranberry Praline Quick Bread Recipes

CRANBERRY-ORANGE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Grease/spray bottom only of a 8x4 or 9x5 loaf pan.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda Add margarine and mix until crumbly.
• Add peel, 3/4 c orange juice, and egg; stir until moistened Add cranberries and nuts.
• Pour batter (it will be thick) into pan and bake until a knife comes clean from the center.
• For a 8" loaf, about 75 min; for a 9" loaf, about 55-65 min at 350F (watch after about 50 min, depending on your oven).
• Loosen sides from pan, remove& cool completely.
• When cool, prepare glaze: combine 1 T orange juice, 1 c sifted powdered sugar, and enough extra OJ to drizzle.
• Drizzle over top of loaf and enjoy!

TART CRANBERRY QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk egg, orange juice, butter and water. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries., Transfer to an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray and sprinkled with flour. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

CRANBERRY PRALINE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Grease and flour 4 mini (5½-by-3-inch)loaf pans.
• Combine cranberries and 2 Tbs flour in small bowl; toss to coat. Set aside.
• Combine sugar, sour cream, butter, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl.
• Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
• Reduce speed to low; add remaining flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Beat just until moistened.
• Stir in cranberry mixture and ½ cup pecans by hand.
• Spoon batter evenly into loaf pans.
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans.
• Meanwhile, combine brown sugar and 1/3 cup butter in one-quart saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil (3-4 minutes).
• Spoon glaze mixture over warm loaves. Immediately sprinkle with ¼ cup pecans.
• Note:
• One greased 9-by-5-inch loaf pan can be used instead of the four mini-loaf pans.
• Bake for 60 to 65 minutes.

CRANBERRY NUT QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.
• In a 1-cup (or larger) measuring cup combine juice and zest of the orange, butter and enough boiling water to reach 3/4 cup. Stir into flour mixture. Fold in egg, walnuts and cranberries. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the icing combine confectioners' sugar, butter, orange juice and milk; add more milk if necessary so that the icing is thin and slightly runny. Drizzle over bread; allow icing to set before slicing.