Dark Rum And Cranberry Mini Christmas Loaves Recipes

DARK RUM AND CRANBERRY MINI CHRISTMAS LOAVES

Steps:

• Put the softened butter, sugar, fruit, zests, cranberries, juice and 100ml/3½fl oz dark rum in a large container. mix it up and leave for 24 hours to soak all that alcohol goodness in (shaking every so often to assure even coating).
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 150C/gas 2/ fan 130C butter and line a mini loaf (i used a brownie tin). Stir the eggs and ground almonds into the fruit mixture and mix well. Sift the flour, baking powder and spices into the pan. Stir in gently, until there are no traces of flour left.
• Spoon the mixture into the individual mini loaf/brownie tin and smooth it down evenly with the back of a metal spoon that was dipped in boiling hot water first.
• Bake for 30 minutes, then turn down the heat to 140C/gas 1/ fan120C and cook for a further 30-50 minutes (keep an eye on it every 10 minutes or so after 20 minutes of cooking) until the cake is dark golden in appearance and firm to the touch. Cover the top of the cake with foil if it starts to darken too much. To check the cake is done, insert a fine skewer into the centre - if it comes out clean, the cake is cooked.
• Make holes all over the warm cake with a fine skewer and spoon the extra 8tsp of Dark rum over the holes (1 tsp for each cake) more if required! until it has all soaked in. Leave the cake to cool in the tin. When it's cold, remove it from the tin, peel off the lining paper, then wrap first in baking parchment and then in foil. The cake will keep in a cupboard for up to three months or you can freeze it for six months.

CRANBERRY ORANGE MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms and sides of 3 (5x3-inch) loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. In another medium bowl, mix sugar, oil and 2 tablespoons orange peel with wire whisk until blended. Stir in sour cream and eggs until well mixed. Add sugar mixture to flour mixture, gently stirring just until blended. Gently stir in 1/2 cup of the frozen cranberries.
• Divide batter evenly among pans. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup frozen cranberries evenly over loaves.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen loaves; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting and 1 teaspoon orange peel uncovered on High 10 to 20 seconds; stir. Drizzle over loaves, allowing some to drizzle down sides.

LEMON-CRANBERRY MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• 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 the lemon juice and zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in cranberries and walnuts. Pour into four greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. , Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. For glaze, whisk sugar and lemon juice until sugar is dissolved. Immediately spoon over bread. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY-PERSIMMON LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and dust the bottom with flour.
• Mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger, and nutmeg together in a small bowl. Add walnuts and cranberries; toss or mix using your fingers to ensure cranberries don't stick together.
• Whisk eggs, brown sugar, and oil together in a medium bowl until eggs are well beaten. Stir in persimmon pieces followed by flour mixture. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Slide a knife around the sides and slide loaf out onto the rack to finish cooling, 15 to 30 minutes more, before cutting.

CRANBERRY ORANGE CREAM CHEESE MINI-LOAVES

Steps:

• Prepare muffin mix according to package stirring in water and included cranberries.
• Fill mini-loaf pans with batter 1/2 full- I can get 5 loaves. Set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, mix together cream cheese and sugar on low speed until smooth.
• Add egg white and continue to mix on low speed until blended.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture randomly onto loaf pans. Swirl with a knife for marbled effect.
• Bake 20-25 minutes at 400°F or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

LEMON-CRANBERRY MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar, lemon juice and peel. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in cranberries and walnuts. Pour into four greased 5-3/4-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. With a toothpick or skewer, poke 12 holes in each loaf. For glaze, combine sugar and lemon juice until sugar is dissolved. Spoon over loaves. Cool completely before slicing.