Glazed Cranberry Orange Loaves

I love to make this recipe in my 4 mini loaf pan from Pampered Chef, but you could make it in two reg. glass bread dishes too.  These are fabulous any time of year, but make fantastic gifts to give to a hostess, neighbor, mailman, etc over the Thanksgiving-Christmas holidays.

3 c flour                                                            1 orange
1 1/4 c sugar                                                    2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt                                                        1 1/4 c milk
1 Tbs baking powder                                        1 c dried cranberries
1/2 c pecans, chopped                                     GLAZE:
3/4 c butter, melted                                           1/2 c 10x sugar
                                                                        1 Tbs milk

Preheat oven to 350
Spray loaf pans of choice, set aside
Combine flour, sugar, salt, powder, & chopped pecans
In seperate bowl, combine melted butter, 1 Tbs orange zest, 1/4 c fresh juice, eggs, & milk with whisk
Add butter mix to flour, just until moist, do NOT overmix.
Gently stir cranberries into batter.
Fill each loaf pan with batter, topping with additional pecan halves
Bake 40-45 minutes or until done.  Cool 5 minutes
Loosen sides of loaves & turn out onto wire racks.
For glaze, mix 10x & milk until smooth, drizzle evenly over cooled loaves.

Cranberry Sunset Salad

Jello & fruit...fantastic combo!  We can get the kids to eat just about anything if its submerged in the jello!  Fabulous dish to take along to carry ins, get togethers, picnics, cook outs, or just for the fun of it!

Serves 10

2 c boiling water
1 pkg (4 serving) Jello-any red flavor if you don't like cranberry
1 c cold water
1 can (8oz) sliced peaches, drained & chopped
1 pkg (4 serving) Jello-orange
1 can (8oz) crushed pineapple, drained

Stir 1 c boiling water into cranberry jello in med bowl 2 min or until completely dissolved.
Stir in 1/2 c cold water.  Refrigerate 45 min.
Stir in peaches...spoon into ring mold.  Refrigerate 20 minutes or until set but not firm
Meanwhile, stir remaining 1 c boiling water into the orange jello.  Once dissolved 1/2 c cold water.
Refrigerate till thickened (45 min) add pineapple.  Spoon over cranberry jello
Refrigerate 4 hours  Unmold, garnish as desired.