Cran Orange Ribbon Dessert Food

CRANBERRY ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Stir in cranberries.
• Beat egg, orange juice, oil and orange rind.
• Add to dry ingredients all at once.
• Stir just to moisten.
• Spoon into greased muffin cups.
• (fill 3/4 full).
• Sprinkle tops lightly with a bit of sugar.
• Bake 400F 15-20 mins until lightly browned and firm to the touch.

ORANGE CRANBERRY COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, melted butter, eggs and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Stir in baking chips, cranberries, pecans and orange zest., Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18-22 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large bowl, combine cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, butter, 1 tablespoon zest and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over bars. Combine dried cranberries and remaining 2 tablespoons zest; sprinkle over frosting. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Cut into triangles. Store in the refrigerator.

ORANGE CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the cranberries, sugar, water, Triple Sec and orange juice. Cook over medium heat until berries pop, about 15 minutes., Remove from the heat; stir in orange zest. Transfer to a small bowl. Chill until serving.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE TIRAMISU

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine cranberries, sugar and orange juice. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat until berries pop and mixture is thickened, about 10 minutes. Cool completely., For custard, heat wine and sugar in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolk. Return all to pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over low heat until a thermometer reads at least 160° and mixture coats the back of a spoon. Quickly transfer to a small bowl; place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir 1 minute. In a large bowl, beat cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in custard; set aside., For fruit dip, combine cranberry juice, liqueur and sugar in a shallow bowl. Quickly dip ladyfingers into mixture, allowing excess to drip off. Arrange in a single layer in an 8-in. square dish. Layer with 1 cup custard mixture and cranberry mixture. Top with remaining ladyfingers and remaining custard mixture. Refrigerate, covered, at least 4 hours or overnight., Just before serving, dust with cocoa.

CRANBERRY ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 8 1/2x4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Stir butter into flour mixture until combined. Add orange juice, orange zest, and egg; mix well. Fold in cranberries and walnuts. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.