I love baking for the holidays! Cranberries are only in season this time of year so I try to buy a few bags and freeze them. This is one of my favorite recipes and I'd say, hands down it's the one people ask me for the most. It's great by itself or with cream cheese on it. I love to put it on holiday goodie platters because it's pretty. I usually use one cup of unbleached and one cup of whole wheat flour. Let me know what you think. A Votre Sante!
Cranberry Bread
Ingredients:
2 cups unbleached flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup butter
1 egg
1-2 Tbsp orange rind
3/4 cup orange juice
1 cup golden raisins
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh cranberries
1 cup chopped pecans
Mix the dry ingredients together into one bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir egg with orange rind and orange juice. Blend mixture into flour mixture, stir until just moistened. Fold in cranberries, raisins and nuts.
Spoon into 2 small greased loaf pans or 2 large one. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 to 75 minutes. Sixty minutes for 2 loaves and 75 for 1...or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan for at least 5 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack. Store wrapped, wait 12-24 hours before slicing.
