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Twisted Cranberry Bread

Source of Recipe

Marla


List of Ingredients

Twisted Cranberry Bread


1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1 large egg
2 tablespoon margarine or butter, cut up
3 cups bread flour
2 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast or bread machine yeast
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cranberries
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoon finely chopped pecans
1 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
2 teaspoon margarine or butter, melted
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 - 3 teaspoon orange juice


Recipe


1. Add first 8 ingredients to the bread machine pan according to manufacturer's directions. Select the dough cycle. When the cycle is complete, remove dough from machine. Punch down. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl stir together cranberries, brown sugar, pecans, orange peel, and allspice.

3. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 14x10-inch rectangle. Brush with melted margarine or butter and sprinkle with cranberry mixture. Starting from a long side, roll up into a spiral; seal edge. Place on a greased baking sheet. Cut roll in half lengthwise; turn cut sides up. Loosely weave halves together, keeping cut sides up. Press ends together. Cover and let rise in a warm place about 30 minutes or until nearly double.

4. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 25 minutes. If necessary, loosely cover with foil the last 10 minutes to prevent over browning. Remove from baking sheet; cool on a wire rack.

5. In a small mixing bowl stir together powdered sugar and enough orange juice (1 to 3 teaspoons) to make a glaze of drizzling consistency. Drizzle over bread. Makes 18 servings.


Make-Ahead Tip:

Bake and cool bread. Do not drizzle with glaze. Wrap in foil and place in a large plastic freezer bag or freezer container. Seal, label, and freeze up to 1 month. Thaw overnight in refrigerator or for 2 hours at room temperature. Place foil-wrapped frozen bread in a 300 degree F oven for 25 minutes or just until warm.

Serve as above.