Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2009

HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE!! I failed to read others comments and as I was preparing, I did notice how dry the dough was. However, I took a risk and tried not to add more oil. Knowing that the dough felt dry, I took it out of the oven WAY early then its suggested 40-45 minutes. Yes, it is dry but quite tasty. The cranberries was not that tart as some as suggested as I tend to love cranberry drinks or the tartest apple out there. My suggestion is you can doctor this up to make it "yummy" or you can doctor it up a little more to make it HEALTHY. Sometimes I enjoy eating the most unhealthy stuff but I also enjoy eating things that taste guiltfree as well. Try: Egg beaters instead of egg Soymilk instead of milk Wheat flour instead of white It ALREADY uses honey and NO sugar! I use local honey in my tea already so using this in my foods was a bonus!). I also love recipes that uses oats! Great recipe, will try again. As the author's note suggested, it is a "hearty" recipe.

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MICHEROOO

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2008

My family enjoyed this recipe. I put the cranberries in the chopper, so they would not be so tart. Also, I increased my oil and sugar, as recommended by others. I will be using this again. Loved the oatmeal in it.

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amykids1

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2008

Too dry using dried cranberries.

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NELLCHICHI

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2007

I added one container of flavored yogurt and chopped the cranberries, as the first time I made the recipe, it was dry and the cranberries were too tart. Once I added the yogurt and the chopped fresh cranberries, I made them into muffins, and the muffins were terrific. They are even better the next day.

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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2006

After reading the reviews, I added about 1.5-2 cups homemade cranberry sauce to the batter to help the dryness and distribute the tartness of the cranberries. The bread was moist enough and the color was pretty but the flavor STILL isn't as robust as I had hoped. I probably won't make this again.

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Lindsey

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2006

I'm rating this three out of five because, like other testers, I found this to be too dry! (Not too dry to eat, but dry enough not to want to make again.) Oh well...at least I used up all that honey!

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2006

Solved the moistness issue by increasing the 1/3 cup of oil to 1/2 cup. But that still didnt solve the problem that this really just didnt taste very nice. The bread doesnt have much flavor, but the cranberries pack a powerfully tart punch. It was edible... just not worth the effort.

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2006

This was pretty good. Slightly dry but still pretty good. Made 1 loaf and 9 muffins. Will make a few changes next time.

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2004

I halved the recipe and it was GREAT! I reduced the oats by 1/4 cup to try to help with the dryness comments of others and mine didn't come out dry at all. I will make this again!

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2004

Sorry - I also thougth this recipe was too dry. I was excited to try it after reading the other posts. The honey, oats and cranberries were great together it just needed more moisture.

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jen53207

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2004

I got 24 muffins out of this recipe instead of 2 loaves. It's really good and I'll most likely make it again.

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JULIETSBUTTERFLY

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Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2003

Very tasty but a little dry. We still enjoyed it.

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Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2003

This is a wonderful recipe........except for the cranberries! Way too many, & way tooooooo tart! I will make it again however, because it utilizes oats, it's sweet without sugar, dense, moist,& altogether a nice healthy recipe that tastes very good once we picked out those berries! Next time I'll substitute raisins or dates.

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