Monday, January 30, 2012

Cranberry Bread


Regular
3 cups flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon soda
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1/3 cup + 3 T butter
1 cup + 2 T sugar
3 eggs
1 cup + 2 T orange juice
1 ½ Tablespoons grated orange peel
1 cup crasins chopped
¾ cup chopped pecans

Low Fat
3 cups flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon soda
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1/4 cup butter
¼ cup non fat vanilla yogurt
1 cup + 2 T sugar
1 whole egg + 4 egg whites
1 cup + 2 T orange juice
1 ½ Tablespoons grated orange peel
1 cup crasins chopped
¾ cup chopped pecans


1.         Preheat oven to 350
2.         Grease and flour loaf pans (1 large & 1 medium or 6 small)
3.         In a bowl mix flour, soda, salt and baking powder.  
4.         In a mixer cream butter (yogurt), and sugar.  Beat until creamy.  Add eggs, orange juice and zest.  Beat until well mixed.  Scrape the sides.
5.         Add the dry ingredients.  Mix only until incorporated.  DON’T OVER MIX!!! 
            If using the mixer low speed only, or stir by hand.  Stir in cranberries and nuts by hand.
6.         Pour in pans, bake 20-30 minutes.


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