Braces Friendly Recipe: Thanksgiving Edition

Thanksgiving is only a day away, and everyone here at the office is so excited! Take a look at our awesome Thanksgiving window paintings.

This week our recipe is a Thanksgiving favorite, and is super easy to make. Even the kids can help with this one. 

Honey Orange Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients:

1 cup orange juice

1/2 cup honey

Zest of 4 oranges

1 12 ounce package of cranberries

Directions:

1. Over medium heat, dissolve the honey in the orange juice.

2. Zest the oranges directly into the mixture.

3. Add cranberries and cook, uncovered, until most of the cranberries have popped and the sauce has thickened quite a bit (it'll continue to thicken as it cools). It takes about 10-15 minutes. You don't even have to stir the berries.

4. Pour sauce into an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to a week.

We hope you enjoy the recipe, and have a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 42

Happy Thursday everyone! We hope you are having a great week so far. We know everyone is getting ready for Thanksgiving since it is only a few weeks away. This week's recipe is a great one to get you in the mood for Thanksgiving food.

You can view the original recipe here.

Pumpkin Spice Bread

Ingredients:

2 cups canned pumpkin
3 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions:

1 Heat oven to 350.

2 In a large mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, water, vegetable oil and eggs.

3 Beat until well mixed.

4 Measure the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, nutmeg and cloves into a separate bowl and stir until combined.

5 Slowly add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture, beating until smooth.

6 Grease two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans and dust with flour.

7 Evenly divide the batter between the two pans.

8 Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

9 Cool for 10-15 minutes, then remove from pans by inverting onto a rack and tapping the bottoms.

10 Slice and serve plain, buttered, or with cream cheese.

Note: Cream cheese is the ONLY thing to put on this bread because--it is so so so yummy!

If anyone has a special Holiday recipe that they'd like to see featured on our blog, email Januari at januari@dunayortho.com.

Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 41

Hi Everyone! We hope everyone has had a great week so far. This week's recipe is just the trick for coffee and chocolate lovers.

This week's recipe can be found in Pamela and Brenda Waterman's "The Braces Cookbook", (pg 73).

Mocha Swirl Brownies

Ingredients:

-Base:

 1 large (20-23 oz) package brownie mix

 As called for in mix: eggs, oil, water

-Topping:

 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened

 1/3 cup sugar

 1 egg

 1 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee granules

 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 35 to 38 minutes.

In a large bowl, stir together the brownie mix according to the package directions. Grease a 9'X13" pan and pour in the brownie batter. Set pan aside.

In a small bowl, with an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese, sugar, 1 egg, coffee granules, and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly mixed, though bits of cream cheese will still show. Spoon the topping onto the unbaked brownie batter. Use a knife to swirl the topping over and partly into the brownie batter, just so you see a nice half-mixed effect.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 38 minute, so the topping is thoroughly set. Makes 2 dozen.

If you have a recipe that you'd like to see on our blog, email Januari at januari@dunayortho.com.