Recipe: Tasty Cranberry Swirl Bread

Cranberry Swirl Bread.

You can cook Cranberry Swirl Bread using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cranberry Swirl Bread

1. You need of Bread.
2. You need 1/3 cup of granulated sugar.
3. Prepare 1 of pack - quick rise yeast (1/4oz).
4. It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. You need 3 cup of -3 -1/2 flour.
6. It's 1/2 cup of water.
7. It's 1/2 cup of milk.
8. Prepare 1/3 cup of butter cubed.
9. It's of Cranberry filling.
10. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of fresh or frozen cranberries.
11. It's 1/4 cup of packed Brown sugar.
12. You need 1 tsp of cornstarch.
13. You need 1/4 cup of water.
14. It's 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
15. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.
16. It's of Glaze.
17. Prepare 3/4 cup of confections sugar.
18. You need 1 tbsp of milk ( I used 2 ).

Cranberry Swirl Bread step by step

1. In a large bowl mix sugar , yeast , salt & 1 cup of flour. ( I used my Kitchen aid mixer)..
2. In a small sausepan over medium high heat. Heat water, milk, butter until butter is melted. Cool until luke warm. 120º. Add liquid to dry ingredients and beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in enough flour 1 cup at a time until a smooth dough is formed..
3. Turn dough onto floured surface and knead till smooth and elastic 5-6 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled..
4. Meanwhile in a sausepan combine cranberries , Brown Sugar, cornstarch, water. Cook over medium high until mixture thickens and cranberries burst. 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat stir in butter , lemon juice, pecans..
5. Punch down dough and turn onto a lightly floured surface. Roll to 10-20" rectangle. Spread filling to within 1/2" of edges .Roll up jelly roll style. Starting on long side. Pinch seam to seal..
6. Transfer seam side down to a greased 9x5" loaf pan. Arranging in a zig zag fashion to fit. Allow to double 30-40 minutes..
7. Preheat oven to 350º. Bake loaf 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Cooling in pan 10 minutes. Before removing to wire rack to cool..
8. Mix confectioners sugar and milk. Drizzle over cooled bread..