Whip up a quick bread in minutes! This one boasts fabulous flavors of subtle tea and tempting spices.
Chai-Spiced Bread
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 3 hr 55 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 16
Ingredients
Bread
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup prepared tea or water
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 to 5 teaspoons milk
- Additional ground cinnamon

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottom only of 8x4- or 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray.
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Step2In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. On low speed, beat in tea, 1/3 cup milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla and the eggs until ingredients are well combined (will appear curdled). Stir in remaining bread ingredients just until moistened. Spread in pan.
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Step3Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not underbake). Cool in pan on cooling rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool 30 minutes.
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Step4In small bowl, stir powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and 3 teaspoons of the milk, adding more milk by teaspoonfuls, until spreadable. Spread glaze over bread. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.
Nutrition
190
Calories
7g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
30g
Total Carbohydrate
17g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 14%
- Sodium
- 190mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 40mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 30g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 17g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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