Cranberry-Nut Mini Loaves with Flaxseeds

From EatingWell: Fall 2003, The Essential EatingWell Cookbook (2004)

This tender, flavorful version of a holiday staple is made more wholesome with whole-wheat flour and flaxseeds. You can easily double the recipe if you are making these baby loaves as gifts.

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"It sounds like this recipe needs some punch. It may be much improved with a sour element such as orange or lemon zest and/or a shredded granny smith apple. I'll also try adding almond extract, maple flavoring, a tsp. allspice and a heavy...

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02/07/2013

Anonymous

Note About Flaxseed

Flax also loses most of its health benefits when heated, although the fiber remains. Healthier to stir ground flax into smoothies or sprinkle on cereal than to bake.

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08/22/2012

Anonymous

Recommends this recipe

Whole Flax Seeds are NO Flax Seeds

This looks great but I'll use less sugar. And flax seeds must be GROUND and refrigerated after opening if you plan to get their health benefits ! It's easy to find ground flax. Why refrigerate? the healthy oils in nuts and seeds begin oxidizing after opening, which forms free radicals, turning a health food into an unhealthy one.

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05/18/2012

Anonymous

Recommends this recipe

Modified many small things, loved!

I modified it a lot, but nothing... structural? Besides making them muffins, but what I mean is the base was unchanged. I loved this recipe.

Modifications:
Made 24 muffins (they were small, I might do 18 next time)
Baked for 20 minutes (could bake less, would next time)
Kept cranberries whole (LOVE this)
Added 1/3 cup whole flax, omitted the walnuts
Used all orange juice from the fridge (1/2 cup, could use a tad more)
Added 1.5 tsp almond extract (I was afraid of the blandness a few people were talking about)
Added more zest, about a half tbsp

I recommend it! If you make 24 small cupcakes, the calories per serving stay the same (there are 24 slices accounted for in the three loafs). But they're small. If you do 18 they would be 160 cals each.

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09/10/2010

Anonymous

It sounds like this recipe needs some punch. It may be much improved with a sour element such as orange or lemon zest and/or a shredded granny smith apple. I'll also try adding almond extract, maple flavoring, a tsp. allspice and a heavy grating of fresh nutmeg.... hmm, what about chopped crystallized ginger?

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