Cranberry Orange Bread With Grand Marnier Glaze Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 330. Butter two 6 c loaf pans or 6 mini pans 2. With an electric or standing mixer on medium speed, cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Add orange juice, sour cream, orange zest, and vanilla. Mix until blended. 3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture and cranberries to wet ingredients and mix just until dry ingredients are absorbed; do not overmix. 4. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in centers of breads comes out clean, 70-75 minutes for large loaves and 60 minutes for mini loaves. 5. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and 7 T Grand Marnier. Glaze should have consistency of thick maple syrup or corn syrup. If it is too thick, thin with an additional T liqueur. 6. Let loaves cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove and transfer to a cooling rack set over a large baking sheet. With a thin skewer or long toothpick, poke deep holes in tops of loaves. Drizzle with Grand Marnier glaze so that it coats the top, runs down the sides, and seeps through the holes. 7. Let loaves cool completely, then slice and serve, or wrap and freeze. Cherry Almond Bread with Amaretto Glaze: Substitute 1 c milk for the orange juice, omit the orange zest, and substitute 2 t almond extract for the vanilla. Substitute 1 1/2 c halved tart cherries for the dried cranberries. Add 1 c chopped almonds in step 3 when you add the cherries, bake as directed. To make the glaze substitute amaretto

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 330°. Butter two 6-cup-capacity loaf pans (or, if making the mini loaves, butter six 2-cup-capacity pans.
• With an electric or standing mixer on medium speed, cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Add orange juice, sour cream, orange zest, and vanilla; mix until blended.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture and cranberries to wet ingredients and mix just until dry ingredients are absorbed; do not overmix.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in centers of breads comes out clean, 70 to 75 minutes for large loaves and 60 minutes for mini loaves.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and 7 tablespoons Grand Marnier. Glaze should have consistency of thick maple syrup or corn syrup. If it is too thick, thin with an additional tablespoons of liqueur.
• Let loaves cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove and transfer to a cooling rack set over a large baking sheet. With a thin skewer or long toothpick, poke deep holes in tops of loaves. Drizzle with Grand Marnier glaze so that it coats the top, runs down the sides, and seeps through the holes.
• Let loaves cool completely, then slice and serve, or wrap and freeze.

Steps:

• Mix together the orange juice, brown sugar, and cranberry sauce in a saucepan, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil, drop in the cinnamon stick, and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cranberry sauce is melted and the glaze is hot and bubbling, about 10 minutes.
• To use: brush the glaze all over a roasted turkey during the last 45 minutes of cooking. Return the turkey to the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes to set the glaze. Repeat several more times before the end of cooking time.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Generously grease and flour two 9x5 inch (1-pound) loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
• Make a well in the center and add eggs, 2 cups orange juice, and oil. Mix just until moistened. The batter will be lumpy. DO NOT overmix or bread will be tough.
• Gently stir in the whole cranberries and orange zest.
• Pour into loaf pans and bake for 45-50 minutes or until loaves test done.
• Pour 1/4 cup orange juice over each loaf while still hot.
• Mix confectioners sugar, melted butter, and 1 tablespoon orange juice to make a glaze and drizzle over warm loaves.
• Refrigerate overnight to blend flavors.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and white sugar. Mix in the melted butter until the mixture looks crumbly. Stir in the cranberries and oranges. In a separate bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the eggs, milk, sour cream, vanilla and orange extract. Pour the liquid ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir just until blended. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool in the pans for a while, then remove from the pans and place on wire racks to cool completely.