The Top Five Reasons You Should Use The Best Cranberry-Recipes 

1. Native Americans used cranberries as food, in ceremonies and medicinally.
2. Cranberries are available in a wide variety of forms including fresh fruit, juice, sauce, and dried.
3. Cranberries contain a powerful phytonutrient called proanthocyanidins that can prevent the growth of certain of bacteria, including E. coli, which is associated with urinary tract infections to the urinary tract wall.
4. Cranberries are a traditional fixture for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year holiday season dishes.
5. What other fruit can come in the shape of a can?

Cranberry Sauce Recipe 

Ingredients

1 cup water

1 cup white sugar

1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries

1 orange, peeled and pureed

1 apple - peeled, cored and diced

1 pear - peeled, cored and diced

1 cup chopped dried mixed fruit

1 cup chopped pecans

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

In a medium saucepan, boil water and sugar until the sugar dissolves. Reduce the heat to simmer, and stir in cranberries, pureed orange, apple, pear, dried fruit, pecans, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries burst. Remove from heat, and let cool to room temperature.

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Candied Cranberry Recipe 

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup hot water

3/4 cup cranberry-apple juice drink

3 1/2 cups fresh cranberries

Preparation

Combine first 3 ingredients in a small nonaluminum saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat and pour syrup mixture over cranberries in a medium-size heatproof bowl. Place bowl on a steamer rack in a large Dutch oven over simmering water. Cover and steam 30 minutes. Remove bowl of cranberries. Let cool completely without stirring.

Cover bowl with cheesecloth; let stand at room temperature for 3 days, stirring occasionally. (Mixture will become thick.)

Transfer cranberries, using a slotted spoon, to a large mesh wire rack placed over a wax paper-lined jellyroll pan. Store cranberry syrup in a glass container in refrigerator for another use. Let fruit dry, uncovered, for 2 to 3 days, turning occasionally. Reserve 1/4 cup Candied Cranberries for use in Pistachio Crunch.

Note: Candied Cranberries can be prepared and refrigerated up to 2 weeks ahead.

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Cranberry Relish Recipe 

Ingredients

2 small red apples

1 large orange

8 ounces cranberries

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup pecans -- optional

Preparation

Quarter apples, cut into chunks. Cut oranges, with rinds, into chunks. Remove seeds. With steel blade in food processor, chop cranberries. Transfer to large bowl. Process apples & oranges till finely chopped. Add to cranberries with sugar and salt. Stir to blend. Let stand, keeeping relish pressed below juices. At serving time, sprinkle with chopped pecans. Makes 4 cups. Will keep up to 1 month.

Dried Cranberries 

Traverse Bay Dried Cranberries, 4-Pound Box

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Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe 

Ingredients

juice and grated peel of 1 orange

boiling water

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 cup chopped fresh cranberries

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Preparation

Put orange juice in a 1-cup measure. Add enough boiling water to orange juice to make 3/4 cup. Add grated orange peel and butter; stir until butter is melted. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, beat sugar and egg together; add orange mixture and stir until well blended. Add cranberries and nuts. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Stir into egg and orange mixture. Pour batter into a greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Bake at 325° for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Cool on a rack and store overnight before serving.

Cranberry Salad 

Ingredients

2 (12 ounce) packages fresh cranberries

1 cup white sugar

1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

1 cup chopped pecans

1 pint heavy whipping cream

7 ounces miniature marshmallows

Preparation

1. Coarsely chop the cranberries in a food processor; put in a large, non-metal bowl and mix in the sugar. Cover and refrigerate for 12 hours.
2. Whip the cream until stiff. Add the pineapple and nuts to the cranberries, mix well. Fold in whipped cream and marshmallows; refrigerate until ready to serve.

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