Christmas Eggnog Bread

This beautiful, delicious bread will become a favorite with your family and friends. I always get asked for this recipe!

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  eggnog
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped  candied red cherries or 1⁄2 cup  green glazed cherries (or both)

Directions

1. In lg bowl mix butter, sugar and eggs well.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt.
3. Stir into butter mixture alternately with eggnog.
4. Mix only until moistened.
5. Fold in pecans, raisins and cherries.
6. Spoon into greased loaf pan.
7. Bake at 350* for 70 minutes, or until bread tests done.