Brandied Cranberries With Walnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 ounces cranberries (fresh or frozen)
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup brandy
2 tablespoons orange zest (finely shredded ~ or substitute 1 1/2 teaspoons orange oil)
1 1/2 cups walnuts (toasted and chopped)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Sort through cranberries and discard any that are soft or decayed.
Mix cranberries, sugar, brandy, and orange zest in a Pyrex baking dish.
Bake, covered, for one hour.
While the cranberries are roasting, toast the walnuts in a medium-heat iron skillet, on the stove top, stirring constantly, until fragrant ~ be careful not to burn them!
Stir toasted walnuts into hot roasted cranberries.
Makes approximately 3 cups. Chill up to one week.