Cranberry Gingerbread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 12 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup coarsely-chopped fresh cranberries
• 1/3 cup finely diced crystallized ginger
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 whisk together butter, eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, molasses, milk, fresh ginger, vanilla, cranberries and crystallized ginger in a large bowl. set aside.
• 2 in another bowl, sift together the flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda. fold the flour mixture into the butter mixture, stirring until just blended.
• 3 spoon the batter into a greased and floured loaf pan.
• 4 bake 60 to 75 minutes at 325 degrees, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• 5 transfer to wire rack; let cool ~15 minutes.