Festive Eggnog Bread (for Bread Machine)

Submitted by Rainberry Blues

"I love this bread. I usually serve it with sweetened cream cheese. (Cooking time is approximate, and is meant to represent the time of a bread machine's full cycle.)"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 loaf

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons yeast
• 3 cups flour (preferably bread flour, but all-purpose flour will work too)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup eggnog
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter, cut up
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 cup glace cherries, halved

directions

1. Place all ingredients except cherries in bread machine pan in order listed.
2. Use normal white 1 1/2 lb cycle.
3. Add the cherries at the beep (or at the time in the cycle when you would normally add fruit or nuts- see your bread machine's manual for details).

Reviews

[ShortieNJ]

this was ok...very faint eggnog flavor, a little sweet. did not rise very much, and was not a smooth top - would require a few changes to make a better loaf

 

[CrystalBug]

Very disapointing. It turned out rather heavy and hadweird flavor. Definitely not one of the favorites in my house hold, i had to throw it away.

 

[Mandy]

I loved the idea of this & the bread was okay but really dense & heavy. I cooked on a regular cycle but would like to try this again using rapid cycle to see if there's any difference, I think I would also add a tad more nutmeg next time too. Thanks!

 

[Mymble]

Made this without the cherries, just eggnog. Was hoping to use up some eggnog, but it doesn't use very much at once! Nice fine yeasty texture, lightly sweet. Adjusted for a 1 pound loaf (recipe x .6).

 

[Neneldae]

Beautiful bread. smells wonderful while baking. The texture was that of regular bread with a hint of sweetness to it. I liked this bread but would have liked a much stronger eggnog flavor.