savory cranberry and nut bread

This bread is especially tasty for turkey sandwiches. It can also make an excellent stuffing for pork or poultry.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups water
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil, margarine or butter
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tbsp dried onion flakes
• 1 tsp each dried rubbed sage leaves and savory leaves
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1 1/4 tsp bread-machine yeast
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries
• 2/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation:

• Add all ingredients except cranberries and nuts to machine according to manufacturer's directions.
• Select basic white bread cycle.
• Add fruit and nuts at ingredient signal (or 20 to 30 minutes into cycle).

Note:

• We substituted a little bit less thyme for the savory.
  
  
• Variations:
  • Substitute poultry seasoning for the sage and savory.
  • Substitute 1/2 to 3/4 tsp each ground sage and ground savory for the rubbed sage leaves and savory leaves.
  • Substitute whole-wheat flour for half of the white flour to get a more compact and nutritious loaf.

Prepared: 2010-10-09

Categories: Bread

Recipe Source: Easy Bread Machine Baking
by Shirley Ann Holmes