cranberry walnut bread

How To Make cranberry walnut bread

• Step 1
  preheat oven to 350°. Coat the inside of a nine by 5 inch loaf pan with nonstick spray. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and cloves in a bowl. Make a well in the center. Set dry ingredients aside.
• Step 2
  Toss 1 1/4 cups cranberries with 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a small bowl. Set sugar cranberries aside.
• Step 3
  Whisk together buttermilk, the remaining 3/4 cup granulated sugar, eggs, oil, zest and vanilla in another bowl until fully mixed. Pour buttermilk mixture into well of dry ingredients. Stir only until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Step 4
  Stir the sugar ,cranberries and walnuts into batter. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of loaf comes out clean and bread is Golden on top, about one hour. Cool loaf in pan on a rack for 15 minutes. Pulse the remaining 1/4 cup cranberries into mini food processor or minced them by hand. Toss with coarse sugar for topping.
• Step 5
  Turn the bread out onto a cooling rack. Sprinkle top of loaf with the cranberry sugar topping. Let bread cool completely, about two hours, before serving. To make ahead, Bake and completely cool bread. Wrap loaf in freezer paper. Freeze up to one month. To serve, thaw the bread to room temperature. Make the topping of cranberries and coarse sugar. Sprinkle over the top of the loaf. Makes one loaf for 20 slices
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