Holiday Bourbon Bread

Submitted by MARIA MAC

"This bread is really nice for the holiday's. I usually use cranberries as I don't care for raisin's too much."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 2 loaves

ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1 cup oil
• 5 ounces dried cranberries (or raisins, or dried cherries, that were covered with bourbon overnight)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons orange extract

• GLAZE

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1⁄4 cup apple juice
• 1⁄2 cup Bourbon

directions

1. Combine ingredients in order given and mix well.
2. Bake in 2 greased and floured bread pans at 350d. for approximately 60 minutes (test center to be use it is done with toothpick - must come out dry).
3. Pour glaze listed below over warm bread immediately after pulled from oven. Remove from pan when cool.

4. GLAZE:

5. Bring to boil & simmer 5 mintes. Pour over breads .