Cranberry Hazelnut Bread Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 cup dried cranberries, dried pitted che, rries, or
1 snipped dates
1/2 cup dried blueberries or raisins
1/3 cup chopped hazelnuts or pecans
2 eggs
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 cup cooking oil
1 brandy
Recipe Preparation
Grease bottom and sides of four 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2-inch loaf pans.
(Greasing the sides only partway up will result in nicely rounded
tops and prevent unwanted rims along the edges.) Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon, baking powder,
baking soda, and cloves. Add cranberries or cherries, blueberries or
raisins, and hazelnuts or pecans.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs; stir in brown sugar, orange
juice, and cooking oil. Stir into fruit mixture. Spoon about 3/4 cup
of the batter into each pan, stirring batter often.
Bake loaves in a 300 degree F oven about 40 minutes or till a
toothpick inserted near the center of each loaf comes out clean. Cool
the loaves in the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove loaves
from pans. Cool thoroughly on wire racks.
Wrap loaves in brandy-moistened cheesecloth. Over-wrap with foil. To
mellow flavors, store in the refrigerator for up to 8 weeks.
Remoisten cheesecloth with about 1 Tablespoon of brandy once a week
or as needed. Makes 4 loaves, 8 servings each.
From: THE JOY OF HOLIDAY BAKING, Better Homes and Gardens, 11/90
Posted by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 6/92
Servings: 4
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