Cranberry Orange Pecan Butter Recipes

Steps:

• For the cranberry, orange and pecan sauce: Combine the cranberries, granulated sugar, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, orange zest and juice and 1/2 cup water in a medium pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce to a simmer and cook until some cranberries burst but some still remain whole, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely, remove the cinnamon stick and stir in the pecans.
• For the pancake batter: Mix the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the milk, butter, vanilla and eggs in a separate bowl. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour the milk mixture into the well. Gently whisk until combined, but do not overmix, as it will make your pancakes chewy. Let the batter rest for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, chop 1 cup of the pecans and set the remaining 1/2 cup aside.
• Heat a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet and coat with about 2 tablespoons butter. Add a scant 1/2 cup batter per pancake to your pan, leaving space between each. Sprinkle a handful of the chopped pecans in each. Cook until you see bubbles on the sides and in the center of the pancakes, 2 to 3 minutes, then flip and cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the pan to a flat surface to cool a few minutes. Cook the rest of the pancakes in butter in batches.
• Hold a pancake flat and use a paring knife to make a 1/2-inch horizontal cut in the top. Slip the knife in horizontally and move it back and forth while turning the pancake to make a pocket. Repeat with all the pancakes. Spoon some sauce inside each pocket. (See Cook's Note.) Make stacks of stuffed pancakes on a serving platter. Or, stuff a few and serve with the remaining sauce on the side. Top with the reserved pecan halves for garnish.

Steps:

• 1. Finely chop the dried cranberries. Set aside.
• 2. Zest an orange and squeeze the juice. Set aside.
• 3. In a large bowl, stir the butter and sugar together.
• 4. Add the cranberry sauce, dried cranberries, orange zest, and juice to the butter mixture. Mix with a spoon.
• 5. On a piece of parchment paper, form the butter into a log shape.
• 6. Roll up the parchment paper to help shape the log.
• 7. Cut off the excess parchment paper and place butter in a resealable bag. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• 8. Unroll the butter log. Sprinkle the chopped pecans on the parchment.
• 9. Roll the log in the chopped pecans.
• 10. Press the loose pecans into any bald spots.
• 11. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter, white and brown sugars, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until the mixture is creamy and well blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and then gradually beat in the flour just until the mixture makes a soft dough. Stir in the pecans, rolled oats, and cranberries, and drop by heaping spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set and the edges are slightly brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool for 1 minute on baking sheets before removing to wire racks to finish cooling. Glaze cookies while still a little warm.
• Place the confectioners' sugar and orange juice in a microwave-safe bowl, and stir to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the orange zest and butter, and microwave on medium power until the butter melts and the mixture is warm, about 30 seconds. Stir the warm glaze until smooth, and drizzle over cookies.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat all ingredients until blended. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks or freeze up to 3 months.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400.
• Mix dry ingredients together (oatmeal, flours, baking powder, orange zest, sugar). Stir oil into dry ingredients. Add cranberries and pecans and stir. Add milk and stir until the dry ingredients are damp.
• Drop into four mounds on parhment paper lined or greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with demerara sugar.
• Bake at 400 for 20 minutes, until lightly browned.