Cranberryalmondholidaywreathbread Recipes

CRANBERRY-ALMOND HOLIDAY WREATH BREAD

Steps:

• 1.
• Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a large bowl; stir briefly.
• Let stand until foamy (about 5 minutes).
• Stir in milk, sugar, butter, salt, cardamom, eggs, and lemon peel.
• Using electric mixer (with a paddle attachment if you have one) or a heavy spoon, add 2 cups of the flour, 1 cup at a time, beating well after addition.
• Then eat on medium speed for 3 minutes.
• Add 1 1/4 cups more flour; beat until combined.
• Scrape dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead until smooth (5 to 10 minutes) adding more flour as needed to prevent sticking.
• Place in a greased bowl; turn over to grease top.
• Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled (about 1 1/2 hours).
• Meanwhile, prepare filling.
• In a medium-size bowl, combine butter,flour and sugar.
• Beat until smooth.
• Stir in almonds, dried cranberries, lemon peep, and almond extract.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• Punch doubled dough down and knead briefly on a lightly floured board to release ari.
• Roll into a 9- by 30-inch rectangle.
• Crumble filling dough to within 1 inch of edges.
• Beginning at long side, tightly roll up dough, pinching edge against loaf to seal.
• With a sharp knife, cut roll in half lengthwise, carefully turn cut sides up.
• Loosely twist ropes around each other, keeping cut side up.
• Transfer to a greased and floured baking sheet and shape into a 10-inch ring, pinching ends together to seal.
• Let rise, uncovered, in a warm place until puffy (45 to 60 minutes).
• Bake in a 375°F oven until lightly browned (about 20 minutes).
• Transfer to a rack and let cool briefly.
• Meanwhile, prepare sugar glaze.
• In a small bow, combine powdered sugar, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon water; stir until smooth.
• Drizzle over warm bread.

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.

CRANBERRY/ALMOND LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C).
• Butter a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan, or line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Make a well in the centre and add beaten eggs, Milk, butter and vanilla.
• Sprinkle with cranberries and almonds; stir just until combined.
• Spread into prepared pan, smoothing top.
• Bake for 65 to 75 mins, or until tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and transfer to rack to cool completely.