Holiday Rum Eggnog Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Mix egg yolks, 2 cups sugar, rum, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight to "cure."
• Beat egg whites and remaining 1 cup sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until firm peaks form. Fold in heavy cream. Fold in the egg yolk mixture. Beat in half-and-half until well combined. Pour into lidded jars or containers, refrigerate, and shake before serving.

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.

Steps:

• Beat sugar and egg in mixing bowl.
• Beat in melted butter.
• Add eggnog and extract. Mix.
• Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg over the eggnog mixture.
• Stir until moistened.
• Mix in nuts and fruit.
• Turn into greased 9x9x3 loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
• Let stand for 20 minutes.
• Turn out onto rack to cool.
• Variations: Use measurements above.
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