Mini Cranberry Bread Loaves Food

CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY MINI LOAF GIFT BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 3 mini loaf pans.
• In large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
• Cut butter into thin slices and add to bowl. Break butter into mixture with fingers until mixture is crumbly.
• Stir in the brown sugar.
• Add chopped cranberries, milk, and eggs and stir. The batter should be thick, but not dry. If necessary, add more milk, a tablespoon at a time.
• Scrape batter into the greased mini loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour or until done.
• Turn loaves out and let cool on rack.
• In small bowl, mix the confectioners' sugar with a small amount of water to make the icing.
• Drizzle icing over the breads. Let icing harden before moving the breads.
• Serve and enjoy.

MINI CRANBERRY BREAD LOAVES

Steps:

• Chop cranberries coarsely by hand.
• Combine and whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and sugar in large bowl.
• Mix butter into flour mixture with pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
• Add egg, orange juice and orange rind. Stir until ingredients are combined, but do not overmix.
• Gently stir in cranberries and golden raisins.
• Spoon batter into a greased and floured 4-cup mini-loaf pan.
• Bake at 350F for 20-23 minutes, or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Allow bread to cool for 5 minutes.
• Remove bread from pan and place on wire rack to continue cooling for 30 minutes.
• Once cooled, insert in small gift bag, and tie with bow.

LEMON-CRANBERRY MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lemon juice and zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in cranberries and walnuts. Pour into four greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. , Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. For glaze, whisk sugar and lemon juice until sugar is dissolved. Immediately spoon over bread. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

CRANBERRY ORANGE MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms and sides of 3 (5x3-inch) loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. In another medium bowl, mix sugar, oil and 2 tablespoons orange peel with wire whisk until blended. Stir in sour cream and eggs until well mixed. Add sugar mixture to flour mixture, gently stirring just until blended. Gently stir in 1/2 cup of the frozen cranberries.
• Divide batter evenly among pans. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup frozen cranberries evenly over loaves.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen loaves; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting and 1 teaspoon orange peel uncovered on High 10 to 20 seconds; stir. Drizzle over loaves, allowing some to drizzle down sides.

BERRY MINI BREADS

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. , Combine dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in cranberry sauce and blueberries. Pour into four greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

MINI APPLE-CRANBERRY LOAVES

Steps:

• Shred 2 apples (about 1 cup); squeeze dry. Whisk 1 1/4 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon each baking powder and salt, and 1/2 teaspoon each baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl; add 1 cup dried cranberries. In another bowl, whisk 2 eggs, 1/2 cup each vegetable oil and sour cream, and 1 teaspoon vanilla; stir in the shredded apples. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined, then divide the batter among 3 buttered mini loaf pans (about 6 by 3 inches each). Bake at 350 degrees F until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool on a rack.

CRANBERRY-NUT BREAD MINIS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat first 5 ingredients in large bowl with mixer 2 min. or until well blended. Add cranberries and nuts; beat just until blended.
• Pour into 5 foil mini loaf pans sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Brush tops with butter; sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Cool completely.

CRANBERRY-APPLE MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Grease four 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2-inch individual loaf pans. In a small mixing bowl, stir together cranberry sauce, chopped nuts and orange peel. Set pans and cranberry mixture aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder and allspice. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture.
• In another medium mixing bowl, combine the egg, shredded apple and cooking oil until well mixed. Add apple mixture all at once to the dry mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).
• Pour HALF of the batter evenly into the prepared pans (use about 1/3 cup for each pan). Spoon about 2 tbl cranberry mixture on top of the batter in each pan. Top with remaining batter. Spoon the remaining cranberry mixture down the center of each loaf.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until done. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove quick breads from pans. In a small mixing bowl, stir together powdered sugar and enough orange juice to make an icing of drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm loaves.

STRAWBERRY BREAD MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 mini loaf pans.
• Combine sugar, oil, and eggs in a bowl. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well. Fold in strawberries and walnuts. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean, about 1 hour.

GLAZED LEMON-CRANBERRY MINI TEA BREADS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter four mini-loaf pans that measure about 5 1/2 by 3 1/2 by 2 inches.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, stir together cranberries and 1 tbsp of sugar. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, lemon zest, and remaining 1 cup sugar until smooth and lightened slightly in color, about 1 minute.
• Beat in eggs until smoothly blended, about 1 minute. On low speed, mix in half the flour mixture, just to incorporate it. Mix in milk and vanilla until blended. Mix in remaining flour mixture until it's incorporated. Use a large spoon to sir in cranberries.
• Divide batter evenly among the four pans. Place the pans on a cookie sheet for easy placement and removal from oven. Bake until tops are golden, edges are light brown, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes.
• Prepare the glaze. In a small saucepan over low-medium heat, stir together sugar and lemon juice until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Using a toothpick to poke 5 holes in each of the slightly cooled loaves. Spoon about 3 tbsp of glaze over each loaf. Cool loaves completely in their pans.
• The loaves can be wrapped tightly in platic wrap and stored at room temperature for up to three days or frozen for up to one month.

LENNIE'S CRANBERRY MANDARIN MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F; spray 4 mini loaf pans with Pam and set aside (you could also do this in two 8x4 loaf pans, if you can't find the smaller pans, but the baking time will likely be longer).
• In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder and salt); add cranberries to flour mixture and stir so berries are somewhat coated in flour-- this helps prevent the cranberries from sinking to the bottom of the loaves when baking.
• Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat eggs and milk (I used lowfat milk) with a mixer on low, then beat in 1/4 cup juice reserved from tinned oranges, the oil, the extract and the orange zest.
• Stir wet mixture into dry mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened; do not overmix.
• Make sure tinned oranges are well drained, then stir into batter.
• Divide batter between 4 mini loaf pans (you'll find they'll be about 3/4 full).
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes; a tester will come out clean.
• Cool on rack in tins for about 15 minutes, then remove from tins and let sit on rack until completely cool.

MINI BREAD LOAVES

Steps:

• Starter.
• Combine water and yeast in a large bowl and mix well.
• Add ¾ cup flour and whisk 100 times.
• Cover and let set one hour.
• Dough.
• Add an additional tsp of dry yeast, 6 cups of (room temp.) water, 4 cups of flour and kosher salt to starter mix.
• Whisk 50 times and let stand 2 minutes.
• Using a large spoon mix in 2 cups of flour until well incorporated.
• Add 3 cups of flour and mix until well incorporated.
• Add another 3 cups of flour and mix until well incorporated.
• Let dough rest 5 minutes.
• Cover working surface with generous amount of flour (about a cup).
• Turn soft wet dough onto surface and sprinkle with flour.
• Dip your hands in flour and knead the dough.
• (Push it down and forward with the heel of one hand. Then pull dough back from the top and fold dough over with the other.).
• Gradually add the last cup of flour as you knead for about 5 minutes.
• Shape dough into a ball and return to large bowl that has been lightly coated with 1 ½ tsp olive oil.
• Brush top with ½ tsp olive oil.
• Cover and let rise until doubled (approx an hour).
• Deflate the dough, turn out unto a floured surface and knead for about a minute.
• Separate dough in half.
• Separate each half in half.
• Divide these pieces into fourths.
• (You should have 16 pieces. And sometimes I get 18 pieces-- lol).
• Shape each piece into a tight ball and place on a greased baking sheet (up to 6 to a sheet).
• Let rise for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450F and place oven racks in the center of the oven.
• Place a pan of water under the racks where the bread will bake.
• Place loaves in hot oven for ten minutes.
• *Spray/sprinkle loaves with water.
• Reduce heat to 400F and continue baking for 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Paint w/ butter or oil for a softer crust (optional).
• *For crustier loaves keep the 450F bake time to 20 minutes and omit 400F bake & water spritz.

CRANBERRY STREUSEL LOAF

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine brown sugar and flour. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, orange juice, butter and orange zest. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and raisins. , Transfer half of the batter to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Sprinkle with half of the streusel; repeat layers. , Bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

BLUEBERRY-CITRUS MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine flours, sugar, salt and baking soda. In a small bowl, whisk egg, orange juice, oil and orange zest. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries and pecans., Transfer to two 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

LOW-FAT GLAZED CRANBERRY MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Grease 2 mini loaf pans.
• Pick out any discolored cranberries and discard then chop coarsely.
• In a large bowl combine the flour with the next 5 ingredients, then mix in the cranberries.
• In a small bowl whisk together the egg with oil, 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons orange juice and vanilla.
• Add to the dry ingredients; using a wooden spoon mix JUST until combined (the batter will be thick, do not use an electric mixer for this).
• Divide the batter between the two mini loaf pans.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the loaves test done.
• Cool loaves completely.
• For the glaze in a bowl whisk all glaze ingredients together until smooth adding in more sugar or milk until a fairly thick glazing consistency is achieved.
• Using a spoon drizzle the glaze over the top of the loaves.