Eggnog Bread
Someone always asks for the recipe when I make this rich bread for the holidays or give as gifts. It's easy to make and quite delicious. The bread is a traditional part of the season at my home here in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.16 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 70 min.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup eggnog
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped red and green candied cherries
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar and eggs; mix well. Combine
- the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into butter mixture
- alternately with eggnog; mix only until dry ingredients are
- moistened. Fold in pecans, raisins and cherries.
- Spoon into a greased 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 70
- minutes or until bread tests done.
- Yield: 16 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 slice) equals 212 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 248 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.