Chai Bread Recipe

This is one of my favorite cold weather bread recipes.  It is sweet, it goes well with hot tea or coffee, and it’s just plain delicious!

Ingredients:

• 3/4 c sugar
• 1/2 c butter or margarine, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 c tea of choice
• 1/3 c milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 c flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1 c powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3-5 teaspoons milk
• ground cinnamon to taste

Directions:

• Heat oven to 350* and grease a loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter until fluffy.  Beat in eggs, tea, 1/3 cup milk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla.  Stir in remaining ingredients until moist.  Spread in pan.
• Bake 50-60 minutes and cool in pan for 10 minutes on wire rack.  Remove and cool on wire rack for 30 more minutes.
• In a small bowl, make the icing with powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, and 3 teaspoons of milk.  Add more milk if needed until spreadable.  Spread glaze over bread and sprinkle with more cinnamon.  Cool completely for 2 hours before cutting (good luck.. I never make it that long).

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