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Submitted by HokiesMom
"Found in a TOH magazine and clipped out to try! Boy was I ever glad I did. A lemony loaf of bread with the extra zip of dried cranberries. I've made this as a regular sized loaf and also in mini loaf sizes for gifts. I have also used walnuts and almonds in this bread and actually prefer the almonds - but use whatever nut you love. The addition of the lemon glaze just takes this bread over the top. *** Edited 11/19/09 - This recipe makes TWO 9x5x3" pans instead of one. Sorry for my error! If you want just one loaf just halve the recipe and it will work perfectly! ***"
photo by RJ7603 
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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2 loaves
- Serves:
- 24
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ingredients
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BREAD
- 2⁄3 cup butter, softened
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon peel, grated
- 4 eggs (or can use 2 cups egg-substitute)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup low-fat milk
- 2 cups dried cranberries
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped (or almonds)
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GLAZE
- 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
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directions
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar, lemon juice & peel.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl; then add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
- Stir in cranberries and nuts.
- Divide batter between TWO greased 9x5x3" bread pans or six greased 5.75x3x2" mini loaf pans.
- Bake at 350F for 1 hour (9x5x3") or 40-45 minutes (5.75x3x2") or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire rack.
- With a toothpick or skewer, poke 12 holes into each loaf.
- Cool bread completely.
- Combine sugar and lemon juice for the glaze and combine until the sugar is dissolved completely. Spoon glaze over loaf. Cool completely before serving.
Questions & Replies
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If I were to use almonds in this recipe, what kind would I use??
zeldababy
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Reviews
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Finally got around to making this bread (1/2 quantity). Always follow a recipe exactly as written before rating. Love lemon and cranberries but felt that it needed 1/2 cup butter rather than 1/3. Maybe we like a richer taste. Next time (and there definitely will be a next time) I will make this change. A suggestion re using lemon rind. You get a more potent lemon taste if the rind is grated into the sugar and rubber together with your fingers. Thanks for posting.P.S. with the changes mentioned above they are now better than our Tim Hortons (so agree with other reviewer!!!!)
waynejohn1234
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Wonderful!! Great lemony taste. Doesn't really need the nuts, I liked them, but I liked the lemon and cranberry tastes best, and the glaze is great too - make with fresh squeezed lemon! I made these to take to a get together tonight, and I'm glad I made mini muffins for them and loaves for me, because when I get home I have a mini loaf for now and a mini loaf for the freezer. Thanks for a great recipe!
Buzymomof3
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This was excellent -- and got lots of totally unsolicited compliments at the two Christmas parties I took them to! As suggested by several people, I let the grated lemon rind macerate (that's prolly the wrong word, ah well) in the sugar for a while before incorporating into the mix. Also, I used fresh cranberries, and dredged them in flour before folding into the batter. Turned out lovely, and the glaze was nice!
ladydae
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This was a really good bread. I think if fresh cranberries were in season, it would be even better. I tasted it with and without the glaze and definitely liked the lemon boost (it was very subtle without it). I used the almonds and added a little vanilla. When I checked (the regular loaf) at 45 minutes it was done. Thanks!
Maito
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If anyone has been to Tim's (in Canada) they know how great their Lemon Cranberry muffins are. One of my and Billy's favourites. If I didn't know better Hokies, I'd swear you baked for them. Wait.....yours are better. :) These are tender and have a wonderful sweet-tartness to them. I used frozen cranberries that I chopped in the little food processor (poor kitty ran for cover). Omitted the nuts as our company has nut issues. I made the full recipe and baked one 8x4 pan and 12 muffins. On the muffins I sprinkled coarse sugar before baking (took 20 min in the toaster oven), but used the glaze on the loaf. Oh my.....make the glaze. :) I thought at first it might be overkill and might make the top sticky, but went for it anyway. Really glad I did. It was perfect. You've got a winner here HokiesLady. Honoured to make this as a "Thank You" for voting for Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia in the 2010 Kraft Hockeyville Competition.
Diana 2
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Tweaks
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I used 20 oz. fresh/frozen cranberries cut in half. And added all the zest + juice (divided) of 1 large lemon.
RJ7603
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Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe! I halved the recipe, used a cup of fresh cranberries instead of dried, and omitted the nuts. I baked it for about 35-40 min. I also topped it with a simple lemon icing instead of the glaze: 3 tbsp butter, 1.5 cups icing sugar, and 1.5 tbsp lemon juice. This will be made often!
Marina K
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