Eggnog Bread
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min.
YIELD: 1 loaf (16 slices).
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
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/4 cup butter, melted
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2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1 cup eggnog
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1/2 cup chopped red and green candied cherries
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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1/2 cup raisins
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 8x4-in. loaf pan.
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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.
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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.
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