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Avocado-Cranberry Bread with Citrus-Vanilla Glaze

A delicious and healthy quick bread recipe that contains absolutely no oil, shortening or butter. The unlikely secret? Avocado! Recipe from:  Positively Splendid For the bread 2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons orange zest 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup mashed avocado 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1/2 cup buttermilk 2 teaspoons lime juice 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, plus more for topping, if desired 1/2 cup dried cranberries For the glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed orange juice 1-2 teaspoons lime juice Instructions In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, zest, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg and buttermilk. Whisk in avocado and lime juice until smooth. Add wet ingredients all at once to dry ingredients, stirring with a wooden spoon just until all flour is mois

Creamy Avocado Dressing

A creamy and healthy avocado salad dressing! YIELD:   about a cup PREP TIME:   5 minutes COOK TIME:   0 minutes TOTAL TIME:   5 minutes INGREDIENTS: 1 whole Avocado 1 clove Fresh Garlic, peeled 1/2 tablespoon fresh lime or lemon juice 3 tablespoons Olive Oil 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt 1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper Water DIRECTIONS: In a mini food processor add the peeled clove of garlic, avocado, lime or lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides a few times. Thin the salad dressing out with a little bit of water {1/4 cup to 1/2 cup} until it reaches a desired consistency. Keep in an airtight container for at least a week {maybe longer!}. Source:   http://www.simplyscratch.com/2014/04/creamy-avocado-salad-dressing.html