I made several loaves and gave them as Christmas gifts. Big hit and so easy! I used real rum instead of rum extract increased the nutmeg to 1/2 tsp. and added 1/3 cup vegetable oil (was too dry otherwise). I agree - fresh eggnog is key! I also made this with lowfat eggnog - was SUPER dry even after adding oil. You must use the real stuff! Thanks for the recipe!
Especially after it sits overnight, this bread has great flavor. With guidance from previous users (gotta love allrecipes's devoted reviewers!) and my own intuition, I made the following changes:
1/2 c. of butter plus 5 T of oil
1 T of rum instead of 2 tsp. rum extract
2 tsp. vanilla extract instead of 1
extra nutmeg
This bread is less moist than some kinds but is plenty moist with the changes I made. The crust is also deliciously crunchy.
This recipe is SO tasty! I used 5.75" X 3.25" pans (for gifts). The gift loaves were a HUGE hit! Be careful using the smaller pans -- I almost lost my first batch because they were close to burnt at 25 minutes. After I learned the hard way the rest turned out wonderfully! YUM!
I made this bread and gave small loaves away at Christmas--it was wonderful!! I made 2 batches--one with rum extract and one with real rum and you couldn't really tell the difference--they were both excellent. I topped them with confectioner's sugar and added cinnamon to one batch--I want to make them again soon!
I have made this bread for a couple of years--it is better after a couple days but a little dry. This year I decided to experiment--overall I used canola oil instead of the butter cut the flour down to 2cups and then made banana eggnog bread using one medium to large banana mashed - I made cranberry eggnog bread using 1 cup of grated cranberries. This seemed to make any of three varieties more moist. I gave them as gifts and everyone loved them and asked for the recipe.
This bread tastes REALLY good but the recipe definitely needs to be tweaked. Even after I added extra oil as another reviewer did I found this bread still very dry. (Maybe a little less flour?) Anyway this was really good in a trifle because the custard made up for the dryness of the bread.
After reading both recipes and reviews for Eggnog Quick Bread I combined reviewers suggestions. I added: 1 package (1 oz size) Vanilla instant puddding 5 Tbsp oil (instead of using the melted butter) 1 tsp nutmeg just 2 Cups flour 1 1/3 Cups eggnog 2 Tbsp Rum and 2 tsp Vanilla. The batter is very thick and I made muffins instead of loaves yesterday.They are delicious moist and tastes just like eggnog but isn't overpowering. My family loves them.
Very easy to make and absolutely delicious. I served it with rum sauce for extra calories.........oops I mean for an extra treat!
Yummy! It smells great too. I didn't have any rum extract and it was still good. Next time I'd use a pinch more nutmeg. I didn't put in a full cup of sugar and I used only 2 cups of flour (one cup white, one cup whole wheat). I also put in an extra 1/4 cup of eggnog after reading the other reviews.
This quick bread turned out VERY dry and tastless. I may retry it with more spices and a different eggnog recipe. I wish I hadn't wasted the homemade eggnog on this.
