Bread Recipe #52 - Eggnog Quick Bread

This Christmas-time bread is moist with a little bit of spice and the sprinkling of powdered sugar on top makes it tasty. Ingredients: 2 eggs, beaten, 1 cup eggnog (I used Southern Comfort Vanilla Spice), 2 teaspoons rum flavored extract, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla (I used 1/2 teaspoon because of the vanilla already in the eggnog), 1/2 cup butter, softened, 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg. Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only o a 9x5-inch loaf pan, or three 3x5-inch mini pans. Blend together the eggs, eggnog, rum extract, sugar, vanilla and butter in large mixing bowl. In medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Add to eggnog mixture and stir just enough to moisten; pour into prepared pan(s). Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 40-60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Smaller pans require 35-40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Sprinkle top with confectioners' sugar, if desired. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap or foil, and store in refrigerator. Found this recipe on allrecipes.com submitted by Bev. "Rolling in the dough!"