The Recipe Mom

~~~~~~~ Festive Christmas Bread ~~~~~~~

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups of flour
2/3 cups brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsps of baking powder
2 eggs
1/3 cup of butter
1/2 cup of chopped nuts
1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly grease a 9-inch loaf pan.

Drain the cherries but reserve 4 tablespoons of juice.  Chop up the cherries, no need to be precise, and set these aside.

Take a large bowl and combine the flour, baking powder and salt.  Mix this up well.

In another bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, eggs and the 4 tablespoons of cherry juice you just set aside.   Mix this up well until it’s all fully combined.

Add this mixture to the dry flour mixture and mix this up well.

Gently fold in the chopped cherries and the nuts.

Scoop this batter into the 9-inch loaf pan and spread it evenly.

Bake for about 45 minutes to an hour until it’s golden brown and baked through.

Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.

This is a great bread to serve with a late afternoon coffee or tea break! 

Happy Cooking!
The Recipe Mom

~~~~~ Cranberry Pumpkin Bread ~~~~~

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs (beaten)
1 cups brown sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup fresh or dried cranberries
Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Mix this up well.

In a separate bowl, combine pumpkin, eggs and oil. Mix well.

Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture and stir well.

Fold in the cranberries.

Transfer mixture to two lightly greased loaf pans.

Bake for approximately 45 to 55 minutes or until golden and baked through.

Cool for 5 minutes in pan before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

***** For plain pumpkin bread, just eliminate the cranberries ~~~~~

Happy Cooking!
The Recipe Mom