Cranberry Recipe of the Season

Seacoast Tea Bread

• 12 oz dried cranberries
• 1-1/2 cups boiling water
• 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 TBS softened butter
• 1-1/4 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tsps. vanilla extract
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp each ground cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Place cranberries in bowl. Combine boiling water and baking soda; pour over cranberries.

Combine flour and spices in another bowl; set aside.

In a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and cranberry mixture. Stir in nuts.

Pour into greased and floured 9"x5"x3" loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 65-70 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 min., remove from pan.

In a small bowl combine 1- 3oz. package cream cheese (softened), 2 TBS dried cranberries, 1 TBS milk. Chill for 1 hr. Serve with bread. Yields 1 loaf.

This recipe appears in Volume 2 of our very own "Cranberry Recipes from Downeast Maine". A great gift for any occasion! Both volumes of our cookbook are available for purchase at the bottom of our order form page.