The Bethlehem Candle

Sunday was the

Second Sunday in Advent 

The Sunday we light the

Bethlehem Candle

Which we did on Sunday at tea

In the breakfast room

With the Lenox Holiday plates

and the Royal Doulton cups and saucers.

It's Sunday, so a silver teapot!

The nosh?

Spirited Eggnog Bread

found on friend Mary's blog

One Perfect Bite

I'm one of those rare people --

that loves eggnog

(and fruitcake)

so this seemed like a great bread for this time of year!

It's an easy bread

Makes one loaf

But as so often at Christmastime,

I made four small ones.

Perfect for Christmas gifts.

And since it was Sunday, 

I gilded the lily --

I made a glaze of eggnog, powdered sugar and a pinch of nutmeg

and poured over the top.

Mary's recipe --

Spirited Eggnog Bread

2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour

2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 large eggs

3/4 cup eggnog

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/4 cup dark rum 

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1) Grease an 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/2 inch loaf pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper and grease again. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2) Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl. In another bowl, beat eggs, eggnog, rum, sugar, butter and vanilla extract. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until moistened.

3) Pour into prepared pans and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool to room temperature. To store, wrap loaf in plastic wrap. Yield: 1 loaf.




It's Tuesday and I'm joining Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage,  for Tea Time Tuesday, Marty at A Stroll Thru Life, for Inspire Me Tuesday, and Bernideen for Christmas Thyme Tea.