Apple Cranberry Bread With Lemon Brandy Spread

A community recipe by redstar17

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

Good for Christmas Baking and Gifting. Freezes well. Recipe from: "The Ark Cookbook", by Nanci Main and Junella Lucas. Bought book in the author's restaurant, " The Ark" in Washington State, on the coast line at the very tip of the state, really good place to eat at. This was in July 1993. For this one I actually had fresh cardamom pods that I freshly ground for the bread, boy the pungent smell, it was wonderful, and used some of the fresh ground cardamon in my apple pie that day. I do make this bread every year, frankly, it is so good without the spread. Just a good cup of coffee and a slice.

Ingredients

Serves: -

Metric Cups

For the Bread

butter
caster sugar
eggs
vanilla extract
almond extract
flour
bicarbonate of soda
salt
cardamom
orange juice
apples
walnuts
cranberries

For the Spread

227 grams cream cheese Softened
2 tablespoons icing sugar
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon brandy

For the Bread

butter
superfine sugar
eggs
vanilla extract
almond extract
flour
baking soda
salt
cardamom
orange juice
apples
walnuts
cranberries

For the Spread

8 ounces cream cheese Softened
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon brandy

Method

Apple Cranberry Bread With Lemon Brandy Spread is a community recipe submitted by redstar17 and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Cream 1/2 c. softened butter till whitened. Add 1 c. sugar gradually. Add 2 eggs, one at a time, add 1 tesp. vanilla and 1/2 tesp. almond extract.

Shift together 2 cups. flour, 1 tesp. bicarbonate of soda, 1/2 tesp. salt, and 1 tesp. cardamom.

Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with 1/3 c. orange juice.

Fold in 1 c. peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped apple, 1/2 c. coarsely chopped walnuts, and 1/2 c. chopped cranberries.

Spread the batter into a 9X5 inch loaf pan that is lightly greased and lined on bottom and sides with cooking parchment. Gently tap the pan on a counter to remove air pockets.

Bake 50 -60 mins at 350 degrees F. until a toothpick comes out clean.

Let cool in pans 10 mins before removing to finish cooling.

Mix spread ingredients until smooth.

To serve, slice Bread and either spoon Spread a little on slice or use a star tip pipe. Garnish with a walnut half.