Maine Spiced Cranberry Nut Bread Food

MAINE SPICED CRANBERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Sift the dry ingredients and spices into a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the cener of the dry ingredients and pour in the orange juice, melted butter, water and egg. Using a wooden spoon. beat the liquid mixure, gradually drawing in the flour from the outside edge.
• 2. Add the cranberries and nuts and stir to mix completely.
• 3. Lightly grease a loaf pan about 9 X 5". Press a strip of wax paper on the base and up the sides. Lightly grease the paper and flour the whole inside of the pan. Spoon or pour in the bread mixture and bake in a pre-heated 325 degree oven for about 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• 4. Remove from the pan, carefully peel off the paper and cool on a wire rack. Light dust with confectioner's sugar, if desired, and cut into slices to serve.

CRANBERRY NUT BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the cranberries and walnuts, and stir to coat with flour. Mix together the egg, oil, orange juice, and orange zest. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture, and stir until just blended. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack, and cool completely.

CRANBERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk the egg, orange juice and zest; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and walnuts. , Spoon batter into a greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

DOWNEAST MAINE PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
• Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.