Spiced Cranberry Molasses Bread
A gorgeous spiced bread to bake with fresh cranberries this season!
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Ingredients
One week before:
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 1 cup chopped dried fruit
- ½ cup brandy
for the bread:
- ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¼ cup coconut oil softened
- ¼ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla powder or extract
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice powder
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
Instructions
- One week before, soak the nuts, dried fruit, and brandy in an airtight container. Store until you're ready to bake.
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease two loaf pans.
- To make bread, cream the butter, coconut oil, apple sauce, and brown sugar until fluffy.
- Incorporate the eggs, cranberries and molasses.
- Add all of the dry ingredients and mix until incorporated.
- Pour batter into loaf pans and bake for 40-50 minutes.
Servings: 2 loaves of bread