Homemade Cranberry-Walnut Bread prepared like French toast and served with a spicy Cranberry Sauce.
To make the Cranberry-Walnut Bread:
(This requires a 1-1/2 lb. automatic bread machine.) Make bread the evening before and allow enough time to thoroughly cool. Following directions of bread machine, add the following ingredients in order:
1/2 Cup + 2 tablespoon Water
1/2 Cup + 2 tablespoon Cranberry Juice Cocktail
3 Cups Bread Flour
1-1/2 tablespoon Dry Milk
1 tablespoon Sugar
1-1/2 teaspoon Salt
1-1/2 tablespoon Butter
2 teaspoon Active Dry Yeast
3/4 Cup Chopped Walnuts
Select the Basic Mode.
To make the French toast:
1 Loaf Homemade Cranberry-Walnut Bread
6 Beaten Eggs
1-1/2 Cups Milk
2 tablespoon Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Salt
Slice homemade Cranberry-Walnut bread into 1 inch thick slices. In a shallow bowl beat together eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Dip bread in egg mixture, coating both sides. Over medium heat, cook bread on well oiled griddle till golden brown on both sides.
To make the Spicy Cranberry Sauce:
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1-1/2 Cup Cranberry Juice Cocktail
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
Bring all ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute. Serve warm.
To complete the Mountain Rose Toast:
Serve the Mountain Rose Toast with Spicy Cranberry Sauce and a sprinkling of Powdered Sugar. Enjoy!