Holiday Rum Loaf Bread Machine Recipes

BREAD MACHINE HOT BUTTERED RUM LOAF

Steps:

• Into 1-cup measuring cup, break 1 egg. Add enough water to measure 1 cup. Measure carefully, placing egg mixture and remaining bread ingredients in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Select Sweet or Basic/White cycle. Use Medium or Light crust color. Do not use delay cycle.
• In small bowl, mix all topping ingredients. About 40 to 50 minutes before bread is finished, lift cover of bread machine and carefully brush topping on top of loaf. Close lid to continue with cycle. Remove baked bread from pan; cool on cooling rack.

HOLIDAY RUM LOAF (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Combine according to your manufacturer's directions.
• Makes one 1 1/2 pound loaf.
• Success Hints: For a real treat, also prepare Rum Bath for dipping (see recipe I posted).
• This recipe can be made using regualr and rapid bake cycles.

HOLIDAY RUM EGGNOG BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease only the bottom of a 9x5 loaf pan (or three 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 inch loaf pans). In a large bow beat the eggs.
• Blend in sugar, eggnog, butter, rum extract and vanilla extract.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, walnuts, salt and nutmeg, stirring to combine.
• Mix into the eggnog mixture; stir just enough to moisten the dry ingredients.
• Pour the batter into pan(s).
• If baking bread in large pan, bake 40-60 minutes, or until a tester in the center comes out clean.
• If baking the breads in the smaller pans, bake 35-40 minutes.
• Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan.
• Cool breads completely, then wrap tightly. Keep in the refrigerator.

GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first seven ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed)., Just before the final kneading (your bread machine may audibly signal this), add the raisins, currants and lemon zest. In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cooled bread.

RUM RAISIN LOAF (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Measure all ingredients except raisins into baking pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Insert pan into the oven chamber.
• Select Sweet Cycle.
• Add raisins at the "add ingredient" signal.
• When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a wire rack.
• Let cool to room temperature before slicing.

HOLIDAY BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar well.
• beat in eggs, 1 at a time beating well after each addition.
• Add vanilla and stir.
• Measure first amount of flour, add baking soda and baking powder and salt into separate bowl and stir.
• toss walnuts, coconut and cherries with second amount of flour in another bowl.
• Add flour in 4 additions alternately with banana in 3 additions, beginning and ending with flour.
• Add fruit mixture, mix only until blended, do not overmix.
• turn into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in 350F oven for 50-60 minutes or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
• Let stand for 20 minutes.
• Turn out onto a rack to cool.