Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2007

I bake bread quite often and this is my "new favorite". It has a substantial texture and is slightly sweet from the cranberries and honey. Makes good toast too. I just used the bread machine to mix it and then put it in a stoneware pan and baked in the oven. Great bread.

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Cheryl H.

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2006

Didn't taste as good as it smelled.. but still tasted pretty good! Made this for Christmas and everybody raved about the smell.

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Laura

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Gresham, Oregon, USA

Living In: Hillsboro, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2006

Great bread with wonderful texture. The only problem I had with it was that it rose so high the lid of my breadmachine kept opening. Top didn't get baked completely so tried to bake slightly longer and the edges got too dark and the top still wasn't cooked. Just cut the top off and the rest was fine. Next time will reduce recipe slightly. Tastes great toasted with butter, cinnamon and sugar!

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PEANUT6331

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2006

This bread was amazing. This was my first time to bake bread on my own and I was very impressed with this recipe. The bread turned out nice and chewy in the middle and the crust was perfect. I fear I am going to be disappointed the next time I try to bake a loaf of bread other than this one because this one turned out so GREAT!! Thanks for this amazing recipe!!

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Amber Douglas

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Ponca City, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2006

I wish I could give this bread 6 stars, it was amazing! I can't believe this came out of my bread machine. It's so moist and flavorful. I didn't have any buttermilk so I used 1/2 soymilk and 1/2 half and half (that's a lot of halves), and I didn't have eggs so I used egg beaters, other than that I followed everything exactly. There might be something wrong with my bread machine or my yeast because the loaf was this little stumpy thing and not the big tall loaves some of the other reviewers wrote about. Oh well, I still can't say enough great things about this recipe - thanks Kathi!

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somaluna

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2006

I'll definitely make this again! Next time I'll try reducing it by two thirds. The loaf was too big for my machine. It tasted great anyway, though. As a toddler ate this, too (he loved it!), I used ground walnuts.

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lisaonthepiano

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2006

Thank you Kathi for this outstanding bread. I didn't have buttermilk so I used the ole Tbl of vinegar in the milk trick and regular stoneburr flour. I have an older bread machine that makes weird shape loaves so I put it on dough cycle then take the bread out for last rising and bake it in oven. Well, my husband accidentally unplugged the machine and the baking cycle went haywire. Had to dump everything out of the machine mid process, then added more flour, put dough in a pan, let it raise and it baked up beautifully high. If you are considering this bread - do make it. Your family is in for a great treat and it is most forgiving. From now on I will make 2 loaves however.

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JUNEAD

Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2005

I enjoyed the slightly sweet taste of honey, the tangy cranberries, and the chewy texture. I like that no sugar was needed. I used whole milk instead of buttermilk because it's what I had on hand.

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UnicDreams

Living In: Reno, Nevada, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2005

This is the best bread with turkey! It is terrific for turkey sandwiches too. Very moist and flavorful! Oh, and I used regular milk. Thank you!

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EMMA37

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Nashua, New Hampshire, USA

Living In: Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2005

I recently rediscovered my bread machine when I cleaned out a cabinet, and after trying this recipe I'm glad I did! I substituted whole wheat flour for half the bread flour, and it turned out great! I will make this regularly.

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