Betsys Lemon Cranberry Bread Recipes

LEMON-CRANBERRY MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lemon juice and zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in cranberries and walnuts. Pour into four greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. , Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. For glaze, whisk sugar and lemon juice until sugar is dissolved. Immediately spoon over bread. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

LEMON CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9x5 inch loaf pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
• In a small bowl, toss the cranberries and lemon zest with the 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, and melted butter until well combined.
• Add the milk and vanilla and whisk until combined.
• Add this mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
• Fold in the cranberries.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared loaf pan, smoothing the top.
• Bake 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the loaf comes out clean.
• Allow the bread to cool for 10-15 minutes in the loaf pan, and then remove it to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth to make the glaze.
• Drizzle the glaze over top of the cooled bread.

LEMON-CRANBERRY QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Mix together in a seperate bowl dry ingredients and set aside.
• In mixer add all wet ingredients mix well.
• Slowly add dry to wet and mix till just combined. Stir in cranberries.
• Divided into two tin loaf pans or one large loaf pan or muffin tins.
• Bake at 350F for 1 hour for loafs or 30-35 minutes for muffins. Will be done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

LEMON CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Grate the peel from two medium size lemons (preferably organic), then squeeze them, removing the seeds from the juice.
• Place all ingredients, except the cranberries and lemon peel, in bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Process on Dough setting, or knead together by hand. Add the cranberries and lemon peel shortly before the kneading is complete. This is a little tricky - too
• early and the cranberries will be beaten to shreds, too late and they won't be mixed in well. Allow the dough to rise for about an hour, until doubled in size.
• Place dough onto a lightly floured board and punch down. Lightly grease a 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 " loaf pan with butter. Without overworking the dough, place it in the loaf pan and push down until it's evenly distributed all the way into the corners.
• Cover with a floured towel, and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes or until double in bulk.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the loaf is golden brown and you get a hollow sound when tapping the bottom. Place on a wire rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes before slicing.

CRANBERRY LEMON BREAD

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Set aside.
• Cream together the shortening and sugar.
• Stir in eggs, one at a time, beating after each one until well combined.
• Stir in buttermilk, vanilla and rind.
• Stir in flour mixture until just combined.
• Gently stir in the cranberries.
• Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan.
• Bake in the middle of a preheated 350F oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until done.
• Remove from oven and cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
• Turn out on a rack to finish cooling.
• This bread freezes well.