Eggnog Bread

truebrit's Note:

I make this every Christmas. It is tasty and colorful, and it looks so pretty on the dessert tray! Instead of using just raisins, I like to use a mixture of raisins, zante currants and white raisins. (sultanas.) It makes a terrific food gift, too!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 loaf

• ¼ cup butter or ¼ cup margarine , melted
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dairy or canned eggnog
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup maraschino cherry , chopped (red and green)

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, sugar and eggs.
2. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, and stir into butter mixture alternately with the eggnog; mix only until dry ingredients are moistened.
3. Fold in pecans, raisins and cherries by hand.
4. Spoon into a greased 8-1/2" x 4-1/2" x 2-1/2" loaf pan.
5. Bake at 350 for 70 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Reviews

[Fran6]

Delicious! Not being much of a raisin or cherry fan, I substituted a cup of chopped dried apricots and increased the chopped pecans. The second time I made it I used Splenda and it's just as good. I also baked in 3 tiny loaf pans so I changed the oven temp. to 325F and the time to 50 minutes. Thanks, truebrit!

[greyghost]

This was a HUGE hit at my mother's annual Christmas cookie exchange party -thank you so much for a wonderful tradition!

[hippeastrum]

Delicious! I made it in my ABM on batter bread setting and it came out great. I didn't add any raisins or cherries (just pecans) and it was really good when eaten with butter. Thanks!