Chai-spiced Bread
photo by gunthera1
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
1 loaf
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup chai tea
- 1⁄3 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
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GLAZE
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 -5 teaspoons milk
- 1⁄8 - 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, to taste
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Spray the bottom of a 9" loaf pan with cooking spray (I use Pam).
- Combine the sugar and butter in a large bowl.
- With a mixer, beat on medium speed until fluffy.
- Add in eggs, tea, milk and vanilla.
- Reduce speed on the mixer to low and mix the ingredients well (the mixture will appear to be curdled).
- Add in the remaining bread ingredients.
- Mix just until moistened and spread in the loaf pan.
- Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack before removing from the pan.
- Cool 30 minutes before glazing.
- To prepare the glaze, combine the powdered sugar, vanilla and 3 t milk in a small bowl.
- Add additional milk in small amounts until the glaze is spreadable.
- Spread the glaze on the bread and sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Cool for 2 hours before slicing the bread.
- This may be stored at room temperature tightly wrapped for 4 days.
- This may be refrigerated for up to 10 days.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Dreamgoddess
United States