Cape Cod Cranberry Bread Bake
Ingredients
1 orange, large, seedless
2 cup cranberries, picked over
2 1/4 cup sugar water
2 eggs, large
1 pinch cinnamon, ground
1 1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 tbsp grand marnier liqueur
1 tsp vanilla
8 oz french bread loaf, or italian trimmed of cru
1 heavy or whipping cream
Preparation
From Massachusettes' Cape. Delightfully different for Thanksgiving,
Finely grate the peel from the orange. Remove the skin and
membranes for the orange. Section the orange and cut each section
across into thin slices. Combine the orange peel, orange slices,
cranberries 1 1/2 cups sugar and the water in a medium saucepan. Heat
to boiling; reduce the heat. Simmer covered 10 minutes. Remove cover
and continue to cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Preheat the oven to 325F. Beat the eggs with the cinnamon in a
large bowl until light. Beat in the remaining 3/4 cup sugar, the milk
and 1/2 cup cream, Grand Marnier liqueur and vanilla. Place a layer
of bread over the bottom of a buttered 2 qt souffle dish. Using a
ladle, add enough egg mixture to cover the bread. Spoon one third of
all the cranberry mixture over the top. Repeat the layers two more
times, adding all the egg mixture to the dish before spooning on the
last third of the cranberries. Bake until firm, about 1 hour. Serve
slightly warm or at room temperature with heavy cream. SERVES:8
SOURCE:_As American As Apple Pie_
Servings: 8
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