Bourbon Pecan Bread

Submitted by Boca Pat

"It's a sweet bread.......It's a dessert!!!!! Either way, it's delicious."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 cup butter, cut into tablespoons
• 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
• 1 1⁄2 cups chopped pecans, divided
• 1 cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup Bourbon, plus
• 2 tablespoons Bourbon, divided
• 1 large egg

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350; grease& flour a 9 by 5 by 3 inch loaf pan; set aside.
2. In lge bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking pwdr& salt; cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly; stir in orange zest and 1 1/4 cup pecans.
3. Combine milk, 1/2 cup bourbon& egg, stirring well and add to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened; transfer to prepared pan, spreading evenly.
4. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup pecans over top, pressing down lightly.
5. Bake in center of oven 50 to 60 minutes.
6. Cool pan on wire rack for 10 minutes; then remove from pan and cool completely.
7. Drizzle bread while still slightly warm with remaining 2 tbs bourbon.
8. This is also good topped with vanilla ice cream.