CRANBERRIES FOR THANKSGIVING RECIPES

Because of the contrast between the tart cranberries and sugary coating, the flavor of this snack pops in your mouth. The berries are steeped in hot sugar syrup to tame their tangy bite. When entertaining, serve these in place of nuts. For gift-giving, package in parchment-lined tins. Present with a small bottle of the reserved cranberry cooking syrup for the recipient to use as a cocktail mixer. If you can't find superfine sugar, make your own by processing granulated sugar in a food processor for a minute.

Provided by MyRecipes

Yield 9 servings (serving size: about 1/3 cup)

Number Of Ingredients 4

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Nutrition Facts : Calories 118 calories, CarbohydrateContent 30.4 g, FiberContent 0.9 g, ProteinContent 0.1 g

Cranberry sauce should be sweet but not cloying, and tart without causing pucker and anguish. It should have a jelly-like quality, but should owe more to the appearance of jam. The key element to making cranberry sauce is to understand that cranberries are high in pectin, a carbohydrate that exists in many fruits and which is released by the berries when they are heated and the cells of the fruit break down. In the presence of sugar, the pectin molecules bond to one another, forming a kind of gel. The longer you cook a cranberry sauce, the more pectin is released and liquid is evaporated, and the stiffer the result will be. Science! Sometimes it's helpful. So is spice. Some like a clove or two added to their cranberry sauce. (I am not one of them.) Others, a whisper of ginger and a small handful of nuts, for texture. Of this, I approve.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Total Time 10 minutes

Yield About 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

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Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 221, UnsaturatedFatContent 0 grams, CarbohydrateContent 57 grams, FatContent 0 grams, FiberContent 5 grams, ProteinContent 1 gram, SaturatedFatContent 0 grams, SodiumContent 3 milligrams, SugarContent 48 grams