Eggnog Bread

Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min.

Makes

1 loaf (16 slices)

Updated: Sep. 08, 2022
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. —Ruth Bickel, Hickory, North Carolina

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup eggnog
  • 1/2 cup chopped red and green candied cherries
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 8x4-in. loaf pan.
  2. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and melted butter until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; beat into egg mixture alternately with eggnog, beating well after each addition. Fold in cherries, pecans and raisins.
  3. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 202 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 40mg cholesterol, 206mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.