CRANBERRY PECAN SPICED BREAD

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Start this spicy whole wheat yeast bread with lots of warm spices, dried cranberries and chopped pecans in your bread machine. When done, shape it and bake it! This recipe is fun to play with! Change the spices, nuts and dried fruit according to your preference. Tastes great as a sandwich bread, toasted, warm with butter or French toast!

Provided by Fervent Frugal Foodie

Time 2h55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 ½ cups water (80 degrees F (27 degrees C))
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons powdered milk
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground allspice
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup very finely chopped pecans
4 cups whole wheat bread flour
2 ½ teaspoons yeast
½ cup chopped dried cranberries

Steps:

Place water, olive oil, brown sugar, salt, powdered milk, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, pecans, flour, yeast, and cranberries in a bread machine in the order listed. Run "dough" cycle. Check dough halfway through kneading cycle to ensure it has a tacky consistency.
Grease a loaf pan. Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface. Shape into a loaf; place in the loaf pan. Cover loosely with a towel or waxed paper and let rise in warm place until doubled, 30 to 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270.7 calories, Carbohydrate 43.2 g, Cholesterol 1.9 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 5.9 g, Protein 9.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 400.3 mg, Sugar 8.9 g