Apple Cranberry Braid Recipes

APPLE DANISH BRAID

Steps:

• Place a large pot or deep skillet over high heat. Melt 3 Tbsp butter and stir in 1/4 cup sugar. Add sliced apples and stir until evenly coated. Add cranberries and let the mixture sit 3 min to caramelize before stirring. Cook apples and cranberries a total of 6-7 min, stirring 3 times or until apples are lightly caramelized. Transfer apples to a plate and let cool until just warm (not hot).
• Unfold thawed pastry over a lightly floured work surface and roll it in one direction to make it a total of 2 inches longer. The natural folds in the pastry will guide your process.
• Place the cranberry apple filling down the center of the pastry, keeping it in the middle third and leaving 1" of space at the top and bottom of the pastry.
• Cut away the top corners from the left and right thirds of the. Cut 8 equal 1" strips along each side, leaving 1/2" of space from the apples. Cut away excess dough at the bottom corners.
• Fold down top flap of dough and pinch the corners down to seal. Fold in the side strips, alternating from left to right. Fold up the bottom flap, pinching the corners to seal then finish folding in the last 2 side strips, pinching the corners to seal. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with silicone or parchment, brush with egg wash, sprinkle with coarse sugar, and bake at 400˚F for 18-22 minutes (mine was perfect at 20 min) or until top is golden brown.
• To make the glaze, stir together 1/3 cup powdered sugar with 1/2 Tbsp milk. Once the braided apple danish is at room temperature or just warm, drizzle with glaze, slice, and enjoy!

APPLE CRANBERRY BRAID

Steps:

• Spray counter lightly with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine rolls and roll into a 12x14-inch rectangle.
• With a clean ruler, gently mark a 4 inch strip lengthwise down the center.
• Spread butter on entire surface.
• Place apple pie filling down center of dough.
• Spoon cranberry sauce on top of filling.
• Top with 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
• Make cuts from filling to dough edges at about 2-inch intervals.
• Fold bottom and top edges towards filling.
• Alternating sides, fold strips at an angle across filling.
• Finish by stretching last strip and tucking under bottom end.
• Using both hands, lift onto a sprayed baking sheet.
• Cover with sprayed plastic wrap and let rise for 20-30 minutes.
• Remove wrap and bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Place on rack to cool.
• Drizzle with icing and sprinkle with additional chopped nuts.

APPLE CRANBERRY QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°;grease a 9"x5"x3" loaf pan.
• Beat oil, eggs, and vanilla; combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, cloves,salt, baking soda and baking powder; beat into the egg mixture; stir in apples, cranberries and nuts.
• Pour into loaf pan and bake 60-70 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean; cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove loaf from pan and cool on wire rack.

APPLE CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and oil.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
• Add flour to the egg mixture just until combined (batter will be very thick).
• Stir in apples, cranberries and walnuts.
• Pour into an 8x4x2" loaf pan coated with non-stick spray.
• Bake at 350 dgrees for 60-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

CRANBERRY APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch baking pan.
• Stir together apples, sugar and oil. Add egg; mix well. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Stir flour mixture into wet ingredients, mixing just until dry ingredients are moist. Stir in cranberries and walnuts. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.

APPLE CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt;. In a small bowl, whisk eggs and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened (batter will be very thick). Fold in apples, cranberries and walnuts. , Transfer to an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

CRANBERRY APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine apples, sugar and oil in medium mixing bowl.
• Add egg; mix well.
• Combine dry ingredients in seperate bowl.
• Add apple mixture, mixing just until moist.
• Stir in cranberries.
• Sprad batter in greased loaf pan.
• Bake @ 350 degrees 1hour.
• Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing.