Wild Rice Walnut And Cranberry Tea Bread Recipes

WILD RICE AND CRANBERRY LOAF (ABM)

Steps:

• Place everything except cranberries in bread machine in order recommended by the manufacturer. Add cranberries during the "add-in" cycle.
• Variation: substitute sunflower seeds or unsalted peanuts for the pine nuts and dried blueberries or sour cherries for the dried cranberries.

WILD RICE & CRANBERRY LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the first seven ingredients and 1-1/2 cups bread flour. In a small saucepan, heat milk, water, molasses and butter to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in cranberries, rice and enough remaining bread flour to form a stiff dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest 10 minutes. , Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into loaves. Place in two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans, seam side down. Cover with kitchen towels; let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°. , Bake 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

WILD RICE, WALNUT, AND CRANBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Lightly oil a 4- by 8-inch loaf pan and set aside. Mix together the cooked rice, egg, agave nectar, vanilla extract, canola oil, and orange zest. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Combine the wet and dry mixtures, then fold in the cranberries and walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely. Store in the refrigerator, tightly wrapped.