Quick Holiday Cranberry Biscuits Food

CRANBERRY BISCUITS

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first 10 ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). Just before final kneading (your machine may audibly signal this), add cranberries. , When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes. Roll or pat to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 40 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. For glaze, combine confectioners' sugar and enough orange juice to achieve a glaze consistency. Drizzle over warm biscuits. Sprinkle with chopped cranberries if desired.

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY-HAZELNUT TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Arrange tart shells on the prepared cookie sheets.
• Chop hazelnuts and cranberries into small pieces by hand or in a food processor.
• Melt butter in a heat-proof bowl set in a pan of water heated to just below simmering. Remove the bowl from the heat, add brown sugar, salt, and cloves, and stir until sugar is absorbed. Beat in eggs. Stir in corn syrup, molasses, and vanilla extract.
• Return bowl to the heat and stir constantly until mixture measures 130 degrees F (54 degrees C). Immediately remove from the heat and stir in hazelnuts and cranberries. Use a tablespoon to scoop the warm mixture into tart shells.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set, about 25 minutes.

QUICK HOLIDAY CRANBERRY BISCUITS

Steps:

• Grease medium sized muffin tin.
• Put 1 tbsp of the cranberry sauce into each cup.
• Place biscuit into each cup.
• Bake at 425F for 10 minutes or until nicely browned.

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY MARGARITA

Steps:

• Rim a cocktail glass with sugar or salt if desired, then fill with ice.
• Combine cranberry juice, margarita mix, tequila, and triple sec in a cocktail shaker. Shake or stir until combined and pour over ice. Add cranberries and garnish with lime wedge.

QUICK CRANBERRY CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the chips, cranberries and pecans. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

DRIED CRANBERRY BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F,& coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Mix flour & baking powder, then stir in corn oil, mixing until coarse crumbs form.
• Stir in milk to form a soft dough, then stir in cranberries.
• With floured hands, form dough into a ball, then press dough onto prepared baking sheet before evenly pressing it into a 6"x6" square.
• Cut dough into 12 biscuits, BUT DO NOT SEPARATE THEM.
• Mix sugar with cinnamon & sprinkle over the cut dough.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Great served with a flavored butter.