How to make cranberry bread

Cranberries often make it onto the Thanksgiving table as a cylindrical gelatinous tube that some people call "sauce."  Others simmer them whole and serve them while they're still recognizable, which is an improvement but not particularly original.

If you want to do something different with the sturdy, tart berries this year incorporate them into homemade bread that'll be served with a tangy cranberry butter.

This recipe makes two regular-sized loaves or four mini-loaves.

Step 1 Prepare the berries

Sort a 12-ounce bag of fresh whole cranberries and remove any remaining stems.  Rinse them in a colander and shake off excess water.

Comments

[pkw]

looks great - but don't have bread machine - do i need to make any changes for non-bread machine recipe?

[tiffanyp]

You don't need to make any changes to the ingredients, but if you use a stand mixer it would be a good idea to grease the dough hook with some shortening so the cranberry doesn't stain as you mix it in. You can also knead by hand, but just know it'll be pretty messy when you're working the cranberries in.

[pkw]

cool thanks! will give a try.

[thecheatscalc]

That... looks... absolutely... delicious...

I am seriously going to have to try this! Now I've got to go get some cranberries...

[tiffanyp]

I was surprised by how it turned out. I like the texture a lot!

[tbcross]

looks awesome thanks :)