Tangy Cranberry Bread Food

TANGY CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Place all ingredients (except cranberries) in the bread machine according to manufacturer's instructions. If using the delayed time cycle, place dried cranberries away from water. Press start.
• If your machine has a Fruit setting, add the cranberries at the signal, or about 5 minutes before the kneading cycle has finished.

SPICY CRANBERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine 1-1/2 cups cranberries, sugar and orange zest. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook for 6-8 minutes or until the cranberries are softened. Remove from the heat; stir in the remaining berries and set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves. Combine the eggs, sour cream and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until blended. Fold in cranberries and pecans. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

NUTTY CRANBERRY CHEDDAR BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in shortening until well blended. Stir in the orange zest and lemon zest. In a measuring cup, combine orange juice and lemon juice; add enough water to measure 1 cup. Add eggs and juice mixture to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened. Fold in the cheese, cranberries and walnuts. , Pour into three greased and floured 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

TANGY CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Bring orange juice to a boil.
• Add washed cranberries and sugar.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10-15 minutes .
• Remove from heat.
• Mash berries with a potato masher.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Chill for several hours and serve.

STICKY CRANBERRY GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9-inch square or round baking pan with parchment.
• In a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan, stir together cranberries, granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon water. Stir the cranberries over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved and cranberries form a sauce that is syrupy and bubbling thickly, about 10 minutes. Aim to have about half the cranberries broken down, with the remainder more or less whole.
• In a separate saucepan, stir together the butter, brown sugar, milk, maple syrup and molasses over medium heat. Bring it to just barely a simmer and then remove it from the heat. Do not let it come to a boil, or the mixture may curdle.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, baking soda and black pepper. Beat in the butter-maple syrup mixture and then beat in the eggs. Stir in the ginger.
• Scrape the batter into the pan. Drop fat dollops of cranberry sauce onto the surface of the cake batter. Drag a long, slender knife through the batter in a swirly design, as if you are marbling a cake. Transfer the cake to the oven and bake it until the top is firm and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire baking rack and let the cake cool completely before eating it.

TART AND TANGY CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Place pecans and dates in a food processor and pulse until coarsely ground.
• Pulse in oil and salt until mixture begins to form a ball.
• Press crust into an 8x8 inch greased baking dish.
• Bake at 350° for 8-12 minutes until lightly browned.
• To make cranberry topping, place 4 cups cranberries, agave and orange zest in a pot on the stove.
• Bring mixture to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer 10-15 minutes, until cranberries start to dissolve.
• Add remaining 2 cups cranberries and cook covered for 5 more minutes.
• Remove mixture from heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Pour mixture over pecan crust.
• Allow bars to set for 60-90 minutes.
• Serve.