Cranberry Bread

Name: Cranberry Bread
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped; 1 cup sugar- divided; 2 cup flour** see note; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 egg- lightly beaten; 3 tbsp unsalted butter - room temperature; 1 cup cranberry juice - can use half water half juice for a less tart flavor; 1 **for a better texture I use 1 1/2 cup ap flour with 1/2 cup yellow corn meal..the color can be a little off but the taste is better

beemarg @beemarg

Good warm or cold :-)

beemarg @beemarg

Good warm or cold :-)

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cupfresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
1 cupsugar- divided
2 cupflour** see note
1/2 tspsalt
1 1/2 tspbaking powder
1/2 tspbaking soda
1egg- lightly beaten
3 tbspunsalted butter - room temperature
1 cupcranberry juice - can use half water half juice for a less tart flavor
1**for a better texture I use 1 1/2 cup ap flour with 1/2 cup yellow corn meal..the color can be a little off but the taste is better

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a loaf pan
2

Wash cranberries being sure to remove any stems and discard any soft ones. Place in a saucepan over low heat
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Add 1/2 cup of the sugar and heat slowly, stir to dissolve sugar then set aside to cool
4

In medium bowl stir/ sift together dry ingredients- flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda
5

In a large bowl cream the butter and the other 1/2 cup sugar together with electric mixer, beat until light and fluffy. Then beat in egg.
6

Stir half the flour mixture into wet ingredients ( sugar mixture ).
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Add juice then stir in remaining flour mixture. Add cooled cranberries and stir until combined ...do not overmix
8

Spoon the batter into greased loaf pan and bake in middle rack of the oven
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Bake until toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf come out clean...about 50-60 minutes
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Remove from oven cool for 5-10 minutes, then turn loaf out onto a wire rack to cool completely
11

Slice, serve, enjoy!!!!
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I love to make cold turkey sandwiches with this bread the day after Thanksgiving