Concord Foods Cranberry Bread with Fresh Ocean Spray Cranberries - Review and Giveaway!

When Ocean Spray asked if I would review Concord Foods' cranberry bread

mix and use their cranberries, I jumped at the opportunity to give it a try!

You already know how much I love this time of year... The trees are

on fire, the weather is cooler, the biting bugs are gone, all the windows

are wide open and the sound of birds and wind chimes replaces the

hum of our air conditioner that's been running since April! This time

of year also happens to be Cranberry harvesting season and, it's the

only time of year you'll find Concord Foods' cranberry bread mix!

I love a quick and easy bread mix and none is quicker or easier

than this Concord Cranberry Bread Mix! An egg and a little water

is all it takes... However, it wouldn't be cranberry bread without

cranberries so Ocean Spray included both fresh cranberries and their

delicious Craisins, which just happen to be in my freezer all year! One

thing I noticed immediately is that the ingredient list on the side of

the box are all words I could pronounce! Also, this cranberry bread

mix includes orange zest. In my opinion, nothing plays better with

cranberries than orange zest. And chopped walnuts... So I added some!

Of course, I opted to use Ocean Spray's fresh cranberries! What I did

not use was a loaf pan because somewhere along the way I loaned my

favorite Le Creuset loaf pan to a friend and would you believe it... It still

hasn't made it back! Nevertheless, this bread mix is adaptable to any pan

you'd like to use so I picked another favorite, one of my baby Bundt pans!

Tell me...

I know you can't... But the man sitting outside on the deck

sure could! I was lucky to get my lemon glaze mixed up

and drizzled before he grabbed a knife and sliced it up!

It didn't take long for him to deliver a verdict on this cranberry bread

mix... Between slices two and three I was told he was glad I used the Bundt

pan because there was more of that crisp exterior he loves so much. Inside

however, he said the bread was moist, a little savory and there were fresh bits

of cranberry and chunks of walnuts in every bite. In total, this mix is a winner!

I hope you'll stock up on this cranberry bread mix before it leaves

the market in December. There's a great coupon for fresh Ocean

Spray cranberries here to help you put it together and a ton of

fantastic recipes on the Ocean Spray website, such as this yummy

cinnamon cranberry short bread cookie sure to save you

tons of valuable time and delight your family this holiday season!

So about that Giveaway! How about some Fresh Ocean Spray Cranberries, some

Craisins, a box of Concord Foods Cranberry Bread Mix and, a Calphalon loaf

pan? All you have to do to enter is leave a comment telling me which you'd add

to the mix... Will it be Craisins or Fresh Cranberries? Do tell for a chance to win!

One winner will be selected at random and announced Friday - Good Luck!