Marians Microwave Brandied Cranberries Recipes

BRANDIED CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse the cranberries before use. Sort cranberries and discard anything that looks odd.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the cranberries, water, orange zest, orange juice, both sugars, and cinnamon sticks.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer. Be careful! Watch the cranberries closely. They can bubble up and could possibly boil over if you are not watching them.
• Simmer the cranberry mixture for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the brandy and continue to simmer until cranberries begin to burst and the sauce reduces slightly; about 5 more minutes.
• Turn off the heat. Remove the cinnamon sticks from the cranberry sauce.
• Stir in the vanilla extract and pour the sauce into a serving dish or storage container. Allow the sauce to cool and thicken up; 30 minutes.

MARIAN'S MICROWAVE BRANDIED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• In a 2 qt.
• pyrex measuring cup or microwave safe container, stir in rinsed berries and sugar.
• Cover with vented plastic wrap.
• Cook on high for 12 minutes.
• Stir in 1/4 cup brandy and 1/4 cup more sugar.
• Serve hot or cold.

BRANDIED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Sort and discard bad cranberries: Preheat oven to 325°F. Sort through cranberries and discard any that are soft or decayed.
• Mix cranberries, sugar, brandy, and orange zest: in a 2-quart baking dish.
• Bake: Bake at 325°F uncovered, until most of the liquid has evaporated, 1 to 1 1/4 hours, stirring occasionally. Chill up to one week.

BRANDIED CRANBERRIES WITH WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sort through cranberries and discard any that are soft or decayed.
• Mix cranberries, sugar, brandy, and orange zest in a Pyrex baking dish.
• Bake, covered, for one hour.
• While the cranberries are roasting, toast the walnuts in a medium-heat iron skillet, on the stove top, stirring constantly, until fragrant ~ be careful not to burn them!
• Stir toasted walnuts into hot roasted cranberries.
• Makes approximately 3 cups. Chill up to one week.

BAKED BRANDIED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Place the cranberries in a glass 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
• Cover the cranberries with the 2 cups of sugar, but do not stir.
• Cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake 50-55 minutes in a 350º oven; until the cranberries burst.
• Remove baking dish from the oven.
• Remove the foil and stir.
• Let stand 10 minutes, then drizzle with the brandy.
• Stir in the 1/3 cup of sugar.
• Cool to room temperature; then refrigerate.