Description
Festive Christmas eggnog bread brings holiday cheer with rich, creamy flavors that dance across your palate. Warm spices and smooth eggnog create a delightful seasonal treat you’ll savor with each delectable slice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¼ cups eggnog
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tsps baking powder
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp rum extract (optional)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–4 tbsps eggnog
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg (for garnish)
Instructions
- Pan Preparation: Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan thoroughly, creating a non-stick surface for the batter.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a medium bowl until completely integrated and lump-free.
- Wet Ingredient Harmonization: Combine sugars, vegetable oil, eggnog, eggs, vanilla extract, and rum extract in a spacious bowl, blending until smooth and slightly glossy with consistent texture.
- Batter Creation: Delicately incorporate dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring minimally to maintain a light, tender crumb. Mix until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
- Baking Process: Pour batter into prepared pan, leveling the surface. Position in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven and bake for 55-65 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick that should emerge clean.
- Cooling Technique: Rest bread in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling. Meanwhile, prepare the glaze by whisking powdered sugar and eggnog until achieving a silky, drizzleable consistency.
- Finishing Touch: Once fully cooled, adorn the bread with eggnog glaze, completing with a delicate dusting of nutmeg for an elegant holiday presentation.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir batter minimally to keep bread tender and avoid developing tough, dense texture that can ruin the delicate crumb.
- Check Moisture Levels: Use room temperature eggnog and eggs to ensure smooth batter integration and consistent moistness throughout the bread.
- Temperature Precision: Allow bread to cool completely before glazing to prevent runny, absorbed glaze and maintain crisp, defined drizzle pattern.
- Customize Flavor Variations: Substitute rum extract with bourbon or add chopped pecans for extra depth, making the bread adaptable to personal taste preferences.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg