Just about when I think my holiday baking is done, and I cannot clean another pan, a friend surprises me with warm bread from their kitchen or fresh chocolate fudge. While I love to bake, it is so much fun to enjoy goodies from the kitchen of someone I love. I am sharing one of my all time fave recipes today that has become a staple for us to serve around Christmas and for gift-giving as well. It also freezes very well, so I usually make some ahead of time (now) and thaw it out for gift giving at Christmas. It also make an excellent hostess gift or gift for a new mom.
Another quick idea before we get baking, you can measure and freeze eggnog in 1 1/2 cup servings and you will have eggnog year around to make this bread anytime you want! It freezes and keeps well for quite a few months.
My Favorite Eggnog Quick Bread
Make one 9"x5" loaf or three mini-loaves
Preheat oven to 350*
In large mixing bowl blend the following well and set aside:
1 1/2 cups of eggnog
2 teaspoons rum flavored extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup of butter flavor shortening (Crisco etc...)In a second mixing bowl blend the following and add to the first bowl:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (or gluten free baking mix)
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 rounded teaspoon ground nutmeg
Powdered sugar for dusting after baked loaves have cooled (if you are freezing these wait until they defrost completely to dust with powdered sugar)
Lightly grease the bottoms of your baking pan(s) and pour mixture into pans evenly. If baking one loaf in a 9"x5" pan, bake for about 50 minutes, until golden and center springs back to the touch. If baking in three mini loaf pans, bake for about 35 minutes or until done as described above.
Allow baked bread to cool in pans about 20 minutes and remove carefully by gently running a flat mini-spatula around the edges of the bread to loosen (or a dinner knife) allow bread to completely cool on wire racks or parchment paper spread out on your kitchen counter.
What kinds of home baked breads and candies do you like to give or receive? If you are not typically a baker, give this little bread recipe a try. It is super easy and always get rave reviews. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.
Hugs & blessings, happy baking & merry-making!
xoxo, Tanya
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