Cranberry Fruit & Nut Bread
Yield
2 loavesPrep
20 minCook
1 hrsReady
1 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sour cream
commercial |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
cranberries
chopped |
|
| ½ | cup |
pecans
chopped |
|
| ½ | cup |
golden raisins
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
apricots
dried, chopped |
*
|
|
pecan halves
|
*
|
||
|
cranberries
whole |
*
|
||
| 1 | cup |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| 1 ½ | tablespoons |
milk
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | ml |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 591 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
nutmeg
|
|
| 355 | ml |
sour cream
commercial |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 177 | ml |
cranberries
chopped |
|
| 118 | ml |
pecans
chopped |
|
| 118 | ml |
golden raisins
|
|
| 79 | ml |
apricots
dried, chopped |
*
|
| 1 | x |
pecan halves
|
*
|
| 1 | x |
cranberries
whole |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| 23 | ml |
milk
|
|
Directions
Cream butter in a large mixing bowlm gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nutmeg, add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Mix just until blended after each adddition. Stir in vanilla.
Fold in cranberries, chopped pecans, raisins, and apricots.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8½x4- 1/2x3 inch loafpans, arrange pecan halves on top .
Bake at 350℉ (180℃). for 55 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pans 10 minutes, remove from pans, and cool completely.
Arrange whole cranberries on loaf. Combine powdered sugar and milk, mixing well, drizzle over loaves.
