Cranberry Duff (modified from this Martha Stewart recipe)
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup unsalted butter, (1 stick), softened
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking dish using 2 tablespoons butter (reserve rest for recipe). Spread cranberries evenly over bottom of dish, then sprinkle walnuts on top. Cover with 1/3 cup sugar; set aside.
Melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter in a microwave-safe bowl or in saucepan over the stove; set aside. Place egg and the remaining 1/2 cup sugar in medium-size bowl. Beat with electric mixer on medium-high speed until pale and thick, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to medium-low and gradually beat in flour, then salt. Pour in melted butter in a steady stream, beating until smooth.
Pour (or in my case, ladle) batter into pan to cover cranberries. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, somewhere between 45 minutes and an hour. Let cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edge to loosen, and invert to unmold onto a serving platter. Serve warm or at room temperature. Yields 6 servings.
The first thing I should tell you is that this smells divine while baking, and you’ll be tempted to take it out of the oven and eat it early. Resist! Golden brown and thoroughly baked is the way to go. The second thing is that if the finished dessert is resisting your attempts to get it out of the baking dish, give up and serve like brownies. Or, you know... end up with a mess (I may have learned this the hard way). No matter what it will be delicious, though, so don't worry: happiness guaranteed.
Recommended for: when you’re inspired to bake on a fall day, an unusual take on the upside down cake, and a sweet and tart treat that goes beautifully with an afternoon cup of coffee or tea.
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23 comments:
I've never heard of a 'duff' before, so thanks for including the definition... it does look like an upside down cake though. Will definitely give it a try during this cranberry season!
Mmm, that looks so good.
Oddly, the local Walmart tends to have better cranberries than the grocery store.
Perhaps by 'stiff pudding' the book meant the Queen's English definition of pudding?
duffs and crumbles and cobblers...Is there a real difference, I wonder, between them all.
Duff.. that kind of strikes me as a funny word. :)
I'm not too fond of cranberries myself, but I have to admit this looks good!
I haven't heard the term duff either, but it looks like an upside down cake to me. LOL. And it looks easy and really pretty. I have cranberries in my freezer too. Hummm.
Yum! I think I would like the Cape Cod October pie even more, but this recipe sounds a lot simpler!
I would like it just now ^^
Erin McHugh has a similar recipe in her book One Good Deed. This looks so delicious, I must make this soon.
Yum, love cranberries. I have heard of plum duff before. Have a good week.
*drooling*
Have never heard the term, "duff" before. I love cranberries and this recipe looks easy and so yummy. Thanks!
Awesome! I'm drooling too!
I just love the sweet and sour taste in desserts, so I've already pinned this recipe!
This looks delicious - did you use fresh or canned cranberries?
thank you for sharing-I like anything cranberry-have you ever made Starbucks cranberry bars?
caite: I don't think there is any difference!
Tanya Patrice: I used fresh frozen (I bought the bag fresh, then put them in the freezer) - and I didn't thaw before using them in the recipe.
Esme: No, I've never made or eaten the Starbucks bars. Sounds like they're yummy!
I am TOTALLY going to make this for Thanksgiving except I'll have to sub pecans or almonds because I'm mildly allergic to walnuts. A little orange rind might be yummy in this too!
This is making me so hungry! Luckily I am going to do some baking myself today :)
Cecilia,
I know what you mean-I was in trial for 3 months and it gets exhausting-I debated if I wanted to commit to one more obligation but work should be at a moderate pace.
Where in Canada are you-I am from Ottawa originally.
Duff is a new term to me, too. Maybe it's upside down cake that refuses to come out neatly? If the pictures you are showing are the "mess," it's still beautiful!
Oh my goodness! This looks so good. I will definitely have to try this out, especially for Thanksgiving around the corner.
Esme: I'm not actually from Canada, but I had a Canadian friend I wanted to celebrate the day, so I made it into a big get-together. Very fun! And now I'm ready for American Thanksgiving pie-making.
This looks incredible! I've had such a craving for cranberries lately, but I can never think of ways to use them in cooking. Thank you!
nice blog realy nice :)
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