Eggnog Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipes

FESTIVE EGGNOG BREAD (FOR BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except cherries in bread machine pan in order listed.
• Use normal white 1 1/2 lb cycle.
• Add the cherries at the beep (or at the time in the cycle when you would normally add fruit or nuts- see your bread machine's manual for details).

CINNAMON-SWIRL EGG BREAD

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast.
• In a saucepan heat and stir milk, 3 T.
• sugar, margarine and salt until warm and margarine almost melts.
• Add to flour mixture along with eggs.
• Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
• Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.
• Using a spoon, stir in as much remaining flour as you can.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderate stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
• Shape into a ball.
• Place in a lightly greased bowl; turn once to grease surface.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until double.
• Punch dough down.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Divide in half.
• Cover and let rise 10 minutes.
• Roll each half of dough into a 12 x 7 inch rectangle.
• Brush lightly with water.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture over each rectangle.
• Roll up from one of the short sides.
• Seal edge and ends.
• Place, seam side down, in greased loaf pans.
• Cover and let rise until double.
• Bake in a 375 F oven for 25- 30 minutes or till done.
• Cover loosely during the last 10 to 15 minutes of baking, if necessary.
• Remove from pans; cool.