Melora Johnson's Muse

Eggnog Bread

If you’ve never made an eggnog bread, I highly recommend you give this a try before the eggnog is gone. It’s a great holiday treat. Don’t be intimidated by the 2 teaspoons of rum extract. You’ll miss it if it isn’t there. This is adapted from a recipe at The Recipe Critic –  https://therecipecritic.com/eggnog-quickbread-eggnog-glaze/  If you want a recipe that uses regular flour and sugar, follow the link.

Ingredients

• 2 eggs plus 1 egg white
• ¾ cups maple syrup
• 1 stick of butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons rum extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ¼ cups of Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 baking mix, or 2 cups white rice flour with 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• Optional glaze: 1 cup sifted powdered sugar well mixed with 3 tablespoons eggnog

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour a loaf pan, or spray with cooking spray and create a parchment sling.
3. Cut the butter into tablespoons and melt in a microwave proof mug or bowl on 50% power, approximately 1 minute. (If there are chunks, stir so they dissolve instead of microwaving more to keep the butter at lower temp.)
4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs.
5. Whisk in the maple syrup, eggnog, rum extract, and vanilla.
6. Add the melted butter in a thin stream, whisking continuously.
7. Stir in the baking mix, baking powder, nutmeg, and cinnamon just until combined.
8. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. Allow to cool ten minutes before removing from pan.
10. Cool completely before glazing, if using glaze.

This bread is best served cut into thin slices to get the full effect of the flavors. I cut the slices in half so they can be easily picked up, particularly when serving with other Christmas cookies.

*This year I had made vanilla buttercream frosting for molasses cookies so I just heated a half cup in the microwave for 45 seconds and poured it over the top of the second half of the loaf on Christmas Day. It worked great.