Frozen cranberries in quick bread - chop, or not?
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Comments (30)Cheryl, the link appears to work. Here is the recipe. Trust me it is an awesome tasting bread and oh so easy. Have made this for meals for folks who are in need of a meal from our church. They think I have slaved over this bread...NOT! Let me know if you try this recipe and what you think. Barbara Bakes, also has some other great recipes that I havent tired but hope too! Cinnamon Swirl Brioche adapted from Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day and Cook's Illustrated Brioche dough (makes about 3 large loaves) 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water 1 1/2 tablespoons granulated yeast (2 packets) 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt 8 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 cup honey 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, melted 7 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (I only used 6 1/2 cups) Mix the water, yeast, salt, eggs, honey and melted butter in a 5-quart bowl, or lidded (not airtight) food container. Mix in the flour, using a spoon until all of the flour is incorporated. Cover (not airtight), and allow to sit at room temperature for about two hours until the dough rises and collapses. Refrigerate in a lidded (not airtight) container overnight and use over the next 5 days. Filling 1 cup confectioners sugar 3 tablespoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt Assembling the Cinnamon Swirl Brioche Grease three 9 x 4 inch loaf pans.* Dust the surface of the refrigerated dough with flour and divide dough in three equal pieces. On a well floured board, pat each piece into a 7 by 18 inch rectangle. (If necessary, use a bench scraper to loosen dough and add more flour underneath the dough so it doesn't stick.) Use a spray bottle, lightly spray the top of the dough with water. Sprinkle a third of the filling mixture over the dough leaving a 1/4 inch border on the sides and a 3/4 inch border on top and bottom. Spray filling lightly with water so the filling is speckled with water. Starting on the short side, roll the dough up into a cylinder and seal seam. Let it rest for 10 minutes. Use your bench scraper to cut the loaf in half lengthwise; turn halves so cut sides are facing up. Gently stretch each half into a 14 inch length. Pinch the two ends of the dough together and braid dough by laying the left piece over the right keeping the cut side up, until pieces of dough are tightly twisted. Pinch ends together. Transfer loaf, cut side up, to prepared loaf pan. Repeat with remaining dough. Cover pans loosely with plastic wrap and allow to rise until doubled in size. Top of the loaves should rise about 1 inch over the lip of the pan. (Mine took 3 hours, but the Cook's recipe says 1 1/2 hours.) Preheat oven to 350*. Bake approximately 25 minutes until the crust is golden brown. Reduce oven temperature to 325*, ten loaves with foil and continue baking until internal temperature registers 200*, 15 to 25 minutes longer. (I just got a new wireless thermometer thanks Tiff! and it took my bread exactly 15 minutes longer.) Let cool for 5 minutes in the pan on a wire rack. Remove loaves from pans and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing, about 2 hours. *You can bake all three loaves at once, leave the dough in the fridge for up to five days, or freeze the dough....See MoreRECIPE: fresh cranberry bread
Comments (1)Sounds great! I will try to make this sometime soon. My husband loves cranberry bread....See Moreusing frozen berries in quick breads?
Comments (14)Linnea....I've been making that exact same quick bread recipe for years and the nuts are just fine. I use chunky chopped [my chopping] walnuts. I've never tried pecans. Also, I encourage you to follow the directions regarding coarsely chopping the frozen cranberries. I've made the recipe both ways...whole and chopped. Chopped is far superior to the flavor. All together when served, it tastes a little like a light fruitcake without all the "heaviness" of the traditional fruitcake. I have neighbors who actually call me to be sure I'll be giving them one for the holidays. It's a delicious quick bread. You'll get compliments! :-)...See Morefreezing quick breads?
Comments (9)For the most part like mentioned they freeze really well. But sometimes holiday recipes use a fanned fruit topping/glazed. I have pear trees and often with such abundance, some recipes have a topping that is covered in thin sliced whole fruits so pretty but does not freeze that well. If covered with a strudel/batter topping with a concentrated pear layer under, it works fine...and not sure why. Not as good as fresh baked but like a fruit pear jam layer. Toss your pear fruit in a very mild salt solution for an hour, then rinse. Will not be salty at all but it will seal the fruit cell walls. My experience pear hates the freezer but I keep trying. (I have so many)....See More- 2 years ago
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