Lemon Cranberry Mini Loaves Recipes

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.

BETSY'S LEMON-CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar, lemon juice & peel.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl; then add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
• Stir in cranberries and nuts.
• Divide batter between TWO greased 9x5x3" bread pans or six greased 5.75x3x2" mini loaf pans.
• Bake at 350F for 1 hour (9x5x3") or 40-45 minutes (5.75x3x2") or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire rack.
• With a toothpick or skewer, poke 12 holes into each loaf.
• Cool bread completely.
• Combine sugar and lemon juice for the glaze and combine until the sugar is dissolved completely. Spoon glaze over loaf. Cool completely before serving.

CRANBERRY LEMON BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the sour cream and lemon extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating just until combined. Fold in cranberries and poppy seeds if desired., Pour into four greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

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.

GLAZED LEMON-CRANBERRY MINI TEA BREADS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter four mini-loaf pans that measure about 5 1/2 by 3 1/2 by 2 inches.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, stir together cranberries and 1 tbsp of sugar. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, lemon zest, and remaining 1 cup sugar until smooth and lightened slightly in color, about 1 minute.
• Beat in eggs until smoothly blended, about 1 minute. On low speed, mix in half the flour mixture, just to incorporate it. Mix in milk and vanilla until blended. Mix in remaining flour mixture until it's incorporated. Use a large spoon to sir in cranberries.
• Divide batter evenly among the four pans. Place the pans on a cookie sheet for easy placement and removal from oven. Bake until tops are golden, edges are light brown, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes.
• Prepare the glaze. In a small saucepan over low-medium heat, stir together sugar and lemon juice until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Using a toothpick to poke 5 holes in each of the slightly cooled loaves. Spoon about 3 tbsp of glaze over each loaf. Cool loaves completely in their pans.
• The loaves can be wrapped tightly in platic wrap and stored at room temperature for up to three days or frozen for up to one month.

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.