Cranberry pistachio Bread
From peetabear 14 years ago
- 65 minutes to make
- Serves 14
this is a bread that makes a nice holiday bread with the red cranberries and the green pistachios... or you can use walnuts.. I like the apricots in it but you can also use figs... the recipe and photo are courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 2 teaspoons baking powder shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1/2 cup milk shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter, melted shopping list
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped cranberries shopping list
- 3/4 cup chopped pistachios or walnuts, toasted shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped dried figs and/or dried apricots shopping list
- orange butter (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of an 8x4x2-inch loaf pan; set aside. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir in orange peel. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.
- 2. In a medium bowl, beat eggs with a fork; stir in milk and melted butter. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in cranberries, nuts, and figs and/or apricots.
- 3. Spoon batter into prepared pan; spread evenly. Bake for 65 to 70 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. If necessary to prevent overbrowning, cover with foil for the last 15 minutes of baking.
- 4. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing. If desired, serve with Orange Butter.
- 5. Makes 1 loaf (14 servings)
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- 6. Orange Butter: In a small bowl, stir together 1/3 cup butter, softened; 1 tablespoon powdered sugar; and 1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel until combined. Makes about 1/3 cup.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Love this recipe for Christmas.Thank you !!
sallya2
in Kent loved it
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Oh man, peeta, you know I LOVE cranberries and I LOVE pistachios...I have to make this!
krumkake
in Chicago Suburbs loved it
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If you keep finding all these food for the hoildays you ain't gonna be able to find the table for them being soooo full!!! lol! high 5
cuzpat
in Sikeston loved it
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