Cinnamon Nut Tea Bread
"I use Duncan Hines Bakery Style Cinnamon Swirl muffin mix for this bread.."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
18 slices
ingredients
- 19 1⁄4 ounces Duncan Hines cinnamon swirl muffin mix
- 3⁄4 cup pecans, toasted, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 large egg
- 2⁄3 cup water
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CRANBERRY-ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 12 ounces cranberry-orange sauce
- 2 -3 drops red food coloring
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HONEY BUTTER
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄4 cup honey
- 12 pecan halves, for garnish
directions
- Preheat oven to 350*. Grease and flour 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" loaf pan.
- combine muffin mix, contents of topping packet from Mix, chopped pecans, flour and baking powder in medium bowl.
- Stir until blended.
- Knead swirl packet from Mix for 10 seconds.
- Squeeze contents onto dry ingredients. Add egg and water. Stir until thoroughly blended, about 50 strokes.
- Pour into pan. Bake at 350* for 65-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes.
- Invert onto cooling rack. Turn right side up. Cool completely.
- To serve, cut bread into thin slices. Cut each slice in half or cut into fancy shapes, if desired.
- Spread with cranberry-orange cream cheese or honey butter.
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to prepare CRANBERRY-ORANGE CREAM CHEESE:
- Combine cream cheese and 1/4 cup cranberry-orange sauce in small bowl, Stir with wooden spoon until thoroughly blended.
- Stir in red food coloring.
- Spread on bread slices. Garnish with remaining cranberry sauce.
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HONEY BUTTER:
- Combine butter and honey in small bowl, stir with wooden spoon until thoroughly blended.
- Spread on bread slices.garnish with pecan halves.
- TIP*** to toast pecans, spread in single layer on baking sheet. Toast in 350*. for 5-7 minutes or until fragrant. Cool completely.
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I love cooking, and reading Christian fiction..I have 5 grandchildren..4 boys and 1 spoiled granddaughter...I also have a black cocker spaniel named Tobey..who is very spoiled..Love computer games, cross stitch and reading cookbooks..I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia almost a year ago, on September 26, 2005....was in an out of the hospital for 8 months, doing intensive chemo...I am doing well now, thanks for all the prayers...
