Cranberry Orange Bread With Grand Marnier Glaze
From sunset magazine. making these for christmas gifts!! :)
Steps
Preheat oven to 330.
Butter two 6-cup-capacity loaf pans (or , if making the mini loaves , butter six 2-cup-capacity pans.
With an electric or standing mixer on medium speed , cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl until pale and fluffy , about 3 minutes.
Add eggs one at a time , mixing well after each.
Add orange juice , sour cream , orange zest , and vanilla.
Mix until blended.
In a separate bowl , whisk together flour , baking powder , and salt.
Add flour mixture and cranberries to wet ingredients and mix just until dry ingredients are absorbed.
Do not overmix.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pans.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in centers of breads comes out clean , 70 to 75 minutes for large loaves and 60 minutes for mini loaves.
Meanwhile , in a small bowl , whisk together powdered sugar and 7 tablespoons grand marnier.
Glaze should have consistency of thick maple syrup or corn syrup.
If it is too thick , thin with an additional tablespoons of liqueur.
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Ingredients
unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, orange juice, sour cream, orange zest, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, dried cranberries, powdered sugar, grand marnier