Christmas Bread
This delicious Christmas Bread is an easy quick bread recipe that is studded with holiday sprinkles, glazed with a delicious vanilla glaze, and then topped off with even more sprinkles. It's the perfect holiday treat everyone can enjoy!
Ingredients
- ½ cupunsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cupgranulated sugar
- 2 ½ teaspoonsvanilla extract
- 3 largeeggs
- ½ cupsour cream
- ¼ cupwhole milk
- 1 ¾ cupsall-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoonbaking powder
- ¼ teaspoonbaking soda
- 1 teaspoonsalt
- ½ teaspoonground cinnamon
- ⅝ cupchristmas sprinkles (plus more for topping)
- 1 ¼ cupspowdered sugar
- 2 tablespoonsheavy cream
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
Directions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
- 2
In a large bowl with a hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- 3
Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix just until combined then mix in the sour cream and milk until incorporated; set aside.
- 4
In a separate large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- 5
Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir in until just combined and no flour streaks remain.
- 6
Lastly, fold in the sprinkles but do not overmix them or they could bleed into the batter.
- 7
Spread into the prepared loaf pan and bake for about 60 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick comes clean from the center and the top is just golden. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 8
Meanwhile, make the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla. Spread the icing over the cooled bread and smooth out with a rubber spatula.
- 9
Sprinkle with extra sprinkles if desired then let set then slice and serve.