Apple Cider Cranberry Bread | National Festival of Breads

Apple Cider Cranberry Bread | National Festival of Breads

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It's the ideal bread for the American holiday season with its combination of apple cider, apples, cranberries, and pecans. The dough is refrigerated overnight making it easy to assemble and bake the...

Keywords

  • apple cider
  • apples
  • cranberries
  • pecans
  • holiday
  • bread
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Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 teaspoons rapid rise yeast
  • 1 cup warm water (100º-110ºF)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 6–6 1/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour, divided
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup apple cider
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 2/3 cups peeled, cored, chopped Jonathan apple
  • 3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries, chopped
  • 3/4 cup toasted pecans, chopped
  • 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries, divided
  • 1/4 cup toasted pecans, chopped, divided

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