Cranberry Fritters Flavors Of Cape Cod Food

CAPE COD CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9 X 13 or 11 X 11 pan.
• For crust, in a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, and salt. Add the flavorings, then use your fingers, a pastry blender, or a mixer to cut in the butter, mixing until everything is crumbly. Stir in the nuts. Set aside about 1 1/2 cups of crumbs, then press the remaining crumbs into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake the crust for 15 minutes.
• To make the filling, in a food processor, combine the cranberries, apples, raspberries and sugar and pulse a few times to chop the cranberries. Add the flour and melted butter, pulsing briefly to combine.
• Spread the filling over the crust. Crumble the reserved crust mixture over the filling. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the mixture bubbles and the crumbs on top are golden. Remove from oven and cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into bars.

CAPE COD CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Line 14 muffin cups with paper or foil cupcake liners.
• Place the cranberries in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped; set aside.
• In medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In small saucepan, combine the butter and oil and heat until the butter melts.
• Stir in sugar; it will not dissolve.
• In large bowl, use a wooden spoon to stir together the eggs and orange juice.
• Stir in the sugar-butter mixture, then add the dry ingredients and mix until just moistened.
• When the flour is almost incorporated, stir in the cranberries and walnuts.
• Fill the muffin cups until almost full with batter, about 1/4 cup each.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes, one pan on each shelf.
• Halfway through baking, rotate the pans front to back and switch them from one shelf to the other.
• Bake until the muffins are golden brown and the tops are springy to the touch.
• Cool on a wire rack.