Homemade Breads and Buns
Eggnog Quick Bread

Submitted by: Mary E. Crain
Makes 1 - 9 x 5 inch loaf.

This cake gets better with age. It tastes like Christmas!! Smaller loaves make excellent gifts.

• 2 eggs
  
• 1 cup dairy eggnog (not canned)
  
• 2 tsp rum extract
  
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 cup white sugar
  
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease bottom only of a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan, or three 5-3/4 x 3-1/4 inch loaf pans.
   
2. Beat eggs in large bowl. Blend in sugar, eggnog, butter, rum extract, and vanilla.
   
3. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Mix into eggnog mixture; stir to just moisten dry ingredients.
4. Pour batter into prepared pan or pans.
   
5. Bake bread in large pan for 40 to 60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Breads baked in the smaller pans require 35 to 40 minutes.
6. Cool 10 minutes, and then remove bread from pan.
7. Cool completely.
8. Wrap tightly, and store in the refrigerator.