Cranberry Orange Sauce

I love cranberry sauce, but I realize many people don't. It can be very tart. However, I came up with this extremely simple recipe for homemade cranberry orange sauce that is not only sweet and delicious, but an absolute gorgeous color!


 (picture is of Rachel Ray's sauce- similar recipe.)

Cranberry Orange Sauce by Erin Taylor

1 bag fresh cranberries (in produce section)
1/2 c. frozen orange juice concentrate
1 Tbsp. grated orange zest
1 1/2 c. sugar (more sugar than most recipes- this is more like a jam)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 C. Corn starch mixed with 1/2 C. water

Place cranberries in pot. Add orange juice concentrate. Cover and cook on medium heat until berries begin to soften and reduce down. (about 10 minutes)  Add sugar, salt, and zest and cook with lid off until sugar desolves and it begins to bubble. Using a potatoe masher, mash the mixture in the pot to mash berries. No need to mash all the berries to a pulp, just break them up a bit.  Add cornstarch and water mix and stir until thickened.  Place in container and keep refrigerated.

Yeast Biscuits (by Paula Deen)

This recipe for biscuits makes thick, fluffy, light biscuits, and they are no-fail! The yeast added makes them tender and fluffy and soft. And you don't have to wait for them to raise, just stick them in the oven and in a few minutes you have perfect biscuits!

Yeast Biscuits (by Paula Deen)  - this recipe is half the original recipe Paula gives. It will make about 9-10 biscuits

1/2 (about 1 1/2 tsp.) package yeast

1/4 cup lukewarm water

2.5 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 tablespoon baking powder

1 tablespoon sugar

1/3 cup plus 2 Tbsp. solid shortening (recommended: Crisco)

1 cup buttermilk (if you don't have buttermilk, use 2 Tbsp. vinegar added to regular milk)

 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Dissolve yeast in warm water; set aside. Mix dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening. Add yeast and buttermilk and mix well. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and roll out to desired thickness. Cut with small biscuit cutter and place on greased baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.