Day After Christmas Cranberry Nut Breakfast Food

CRANBERRY NUT BREAD II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg, orange juice and orange zest. Blend into the dry mixture. Stir in the cranberries and walnuts. Transfer to the loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven 65 to 70 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted at center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes, remove to wire rack and cool completely before serving.

HOLIDAY NUT MEDLEY WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Combine the cashews, macadamias, pecans and pistachios in a large bowl.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Pour the butter over the nuts and combine with a wooden spoon. Stir in the chopped rosemary, brown sugar, thyme, cayenne pepper and salt until combined.
• Spread the nuts evenly on the parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and cook until toasted and fragrant, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Allow the nuts to cool slightly until they are warm, about 5 minutes.
• Combine the dried cranberries with the warm nut medley in a large bowl. Season with salt, if desired. Garnish with the rosemary sprigs before serving.

EASY CRANBERRY NUT DESSERT

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Add cranberries and nuts; toss to coat. Stir in the butter, eggs and extract (mixture will be very thick if using frozen berries). Spread into a greased 9-in. pie plate. , Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.

MOM'S CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST (MAKE AHEAD)

Steps:

• In a greased 9X13 casserole dish, alternate layers of bread, sausage, and cheese.
• Beat eggs, then add milk, salt, and mustard. Pour over meat and cheese mixture. Refrigerate overnight.
• Mix soup and milk together in a pourable cup. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Next morning, pour the soup and milk mixture over all, bake 300*F 1-1/2 hours until set.

CRANBERRY NUT BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in cranberries and walnuts., Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY & NUT BREAKFAST

Steps:

• Put the cranberries in a saucepan with the orange juice and sugar or Splenda.
• Cover over a low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. You want the cranberries to pop and for the juices to have thickened up a good deal.
• At the same time as the cranberry mixture is cooking put another pan on a high heat and toast the nuts. Stir or toss them frequently to make sure they don't burn.
• Pour the cranberry mixture into two dessert bowls.
• Put 1/2 cup of yogurt on top of the cranberry mixture in each bowl.
• Sprinkle the nuts on top of the yogurt.
• Serve.