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Brandied Cranberries

The best topping for Turkey or for a Cranberry Clementine Cake
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Equipment

  • Baking Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 12-ounce bag of fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • ½ cup brandy
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 Tbsp finely shredded orange zest use microplane zester or use peel of one orange quartered
  • 1 cinnamon stick optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Sort and discard bad cranberries.
  • Mix cranberries, sugar, brandy, water and orange zest if using in a 2-quart baking dish, add cinnamon sticks and orange peel if using.
  • Bake uncovered until most of the liquid has evaporated, 1 to 1 1/4 hours, stirring occasionally.

Notes

This recipe doubles or, as seen in the picture quadruples beautifully, leftovers keep for weeks and are key for my really yummy clementine cake.