Cranberry-Pecan Bread
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped toasted pecans
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Generously butter 9 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan.
- Combine cranberries and 3/4 cup water in small saucepan.
- Bring to boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until berries burst, about 8 minutes.
- Drain excess liquid from cranberries.
- Cool.
- Whisk 2 cups flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl to blend.
- Mix 1/2 cup yogurt and 1/4 cup orange juice in small bowl.
- Using electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, orange peel and vanilla extract.
- Mix in flour mixture alternately with yogurt mixture.
- Stir in cranberries and pecans.
- Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan.
- Bake bread until tester inserted into center comes out clean and top is brown, about 55 minutes.
- Transfer pan to rack.
- Cool 15 minutes.
- Remove bread from pan and cool on rack.
- (Can be made ahead.
- Wrap tightly and store at room temperature 1 day or freeze up to 2 weeks.)
fresh cranberries, water, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, plain yogurt, orange juice, unsalted butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, pecans
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cranberry-pecan-bread-15667 (may not work)