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Craisin Bread
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The flavors of cranberries, oranges and walnuts blend to make a delicious holiday bread. So festive, a perfect bread for gift giving.
INGREDIENTS
This recipe makes 2 loaves
| Water | 1 cup | ||
| Milk | 2/3 cup | ||
| Vegetable Oil | 2/3 cup | ||
| Egg | 4 | ||
| Bread Flour | 4 cups | ||
| Whole Wheat Flour | 2 cups | ||
| Sugar | 1/3 cup | ||
| Salt | 1 TBSP | ||
| Orange zest | 1 TBSP | ||
| Active Dry Yeast | 4+1/2 tsp | ||
| Chopped walnuts | 2/3 cup | ||
| Craisins | 1+1/2 cups | ||
Orange Glaze |
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| Powdered sugar | 1/2 cup | ||
| Orange zest | 1/2 tsp | ||
| Vanilla | 1/8 tsp | ||
| Orange juice | 2 to 3 tsp | ||
DIRECTIONS
Traditional Method
In a large mixer bowl, combine 3 cups bread flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and zest. Heat water, milk, and oil to 120° to 130°F: add to flour mixture. Blend at low speed until moistened; add eggs; beat 3 minutes on medium speed. By hand, stir in whole wheat flour, walnuts, raisins and enough remaining bread flour to make a firm dough. Knead on floured surface 5 to 7 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Use additional bread flour if necessary.
Place dough in lightly oiled bowl and turn to grease top. Cover;let rise until dough tests ripe. Punch down dough. Divide into 2 parts. On a lightly floured surface roll or pat each into a 14- x7-inch rectangle. Starting with shorter side, roll up tightly, pressing dough into roll. Pinch edges and ends to seal. Place in greased 9- x 5-inch loaf pans. Cover; let rise until indentation remains after lightly touching the side of loaf. Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 35 to 40 minutes until golden brown. Remove from pans; cool. When bread is cool, drizzle with Orange Glaze.
*You can substitute Instant (fast-rising) in place of Active Dry Yeast in your recipes. When using Instant Yeast, expect your dough to rise faster. Always let your dough rise until ripe. Use equal amounts when baking using traditional methods. When using the Bread Machine, use 1/2 tsp Instant Yeast OR 3/4 tsp Active Dry Yeast per cup of flour in your recipe. Visit our Lessons in Yeast & Baking for more information on baking.