Cranberry Bread With Cointreau Butter Recipe 415

CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour (3) mini loaf pans and set aside.
• With a Kitchen-aid mixer or hand mixer cream softened margarine, eggs, and granulated sugar together until fully incorporated.
• Add baking powder, salt, baking soda, flour, and 1 tsp of almond extract to softened butter. Mix together until well combined. Then, add sour cream and fold in until fully incorporated.
• Scoop the batter into the loaf pans filling them ⅓ of the way full.
• Layer the cranberries on top of the batter saving ½ of the can.
• Add the remaining batter over the cranberries, leaving room for another layer of cranberries. (Don't forget that the batter will rise in the pan)
• Layer the rest of the can of cranberries over the batter.
• Bake for 40-45 mins. Before removing the bread from the oven use a toothpick to make sure the bread is baked in the middle. Poke the center of the loaf with a toothpick, if it comes out clean it is fully baked. If it comes out dirty bake it longer.
• Let the bread cool for 5 mins. then remove it from the pans and glaze.

CRANBERRY BREAD WITH COINTREAU BUTTER RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• For the bread: 1) Mix flour, baking powder and soda, salt, sugar and orange rind 2) Add juice, melted butter and eggs. Mix until just combined 3) Fold in the cranberries 4) Spoon batter into two greased 8"x4"x2" loaf pans 5) Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 - 35 minutes or until golden and a cake tester comes out clean 6) Cool in pan for 5 minute then turn out on a wire rack to finish cooling Butter: Combine all ingredients until well blended. Place in a serving crock and refrigerate

COINTREAU CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Combine one 12-ounce bag cranberries, 1 diced peeled Granny Smith apple, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup Cointreau or Grand Marnier, 1/2 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon each ground cinnamon and cloves in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the berries start to pop, about 10 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the grated zest of 1 each lemon and orange; chill.

CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan (8-cup capacity), and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine butter, egg, and milk. Add wet mixture to dry mixture, and whisk to combine; fold in cranberries.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle top with turbinado sugar, if desired. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let bread cool 30 minutes. Invert onto rack, then immediately turn right side up to cool completely.

CRANBERRY BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the cranberries and the orange juice and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from the heat and allow to soak for 30 minutes. Drain the cranberries in a sieve and chop them finely. When they are cool, combine with the butter and the confectioners sugar and beat with a wooden spoon until completely combined. Pack into small ramekins or roll into a tube in heavy plastic wrap. Refrigerate until needed, then remove from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving.