Tangy Cranberry Bread Recipes

MOIST CRANBERRY ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a large loaf pan.
• Combine flour, 1 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl. Add melted butter; stir until mixture is crumbly. Reserve about 1/4 cup cranberries and 1/4 cup mandarin oranges; stir remaining fruit into flour mixture.
• Beat eggs, milk, sour cream, vanilla extract, and orange extract in another bowl until smooth. Gradually stir egg mixture into flour mixture until batter is thoroughly incorporated. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Scatter reserved cranberries and mandarin oranges atop batter and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking until center of bread springs back when touched, 35 to 40 minutes.

TANGY CRANBERRY ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5 in loaf pan.
• 2. Combine applesauce, Orange juice, egg, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl; blend with mixer until smooth. Stir in zest.
• 3. Add flour, baking powder and baking soda and mix until ingredients are blended. Fold in cranberries.
• 4. Pour batter into loaf pan. Bake 45-50 minutes, until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

SPICY CRANBERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine 1-1/2 cups cranberries, sugar and orange zest. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook for 6-8 minutes or until the cranberries are softened. Remove from the heat; stir in the remaining berries and set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves. Combine the eggs, sour cream and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until blended. Fold in cranberries and pecans. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

TART AND TANGY CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Place pecans and dates in a food processor and pulse until coarsely ground.
• Pulse in oil and salt until mixture begins to form a ball.
• Press crust into an 8x8 inch greased baking dish.
• Bake at 350° for 8-12 minutes until lightly browned.
• To make cranberry topping, place 4 cups cranberries, agave and orange zest in a pot on the stove.
• Bring mixture to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer 10-15 minutes, until cranberries start to dissolve.
• Add remaining 2 cups cranberries and cook covered for 5 more minutes.
• Remove mixture from heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Pour mixture over pecan crust.
• Allow bars to set for 60-90 minutes.
• Serve.

CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan (8-cup capacity), and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine butter, egg, and milk. Add wet mixture to dry mixture, and whisk to combine; fold in cranberries.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle top with turbinado sugar, if desired. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let bread cool 30 minutes. Invert onto rack, then immediately turn right side up to cool completely.

TANGY CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Bring orange juice to a boil.
• Add washed cranberries and sugar.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10-15 minutes .
• Remove from heat.
• Mash berries with a potato masher.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Chill for several hours and serve.