Best Christmas Lunch Loaf Recipes

CHRISTMAS LOAF

Christmas Loaf image

This special bread is filled with good things. It's the perfect Christmas bread. And this makes 2 loaves, in case you want to give one to a neighbor.

Provided by MizzNezz

Categories Quick Breads

Time 1h10m

Yield 2 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 ripe bananas, mashed (medium size)
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherry
1/2 cup chopped dates

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°.
Grease 2 loaf pans.
Cream butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Mix flour, baking soda and salt.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with bananas.
Stir in coconut, almonds, cherries and dates.
Pour into pans.
Bake for 55 minutes, until pick comes out clean.
Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pans.

CHRISTMAS GIFT LOAF

Christmas Gift Loaf image

Great Holiday loaf with pumpkin, nuts, chocolate chips and icing. Doubling the batch will yield three 8x4 inch loaves.

Provided by Sharon K Grams

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Time 1h5m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¾ cup pumpkin puree
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts, divided
¼ cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1 pinch ground cinnamon

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg, and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture alternately with the pumpkin puree, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Fold in the chocolate chips and 3/4 cup of the walnuts until evenly distributed. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan, and sprinkle the remaining walnuts over the top.
Bake for 65 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean. Cool, then remove from the pan, and drizzle with icing.
To make the icing, stir together the confectioners' sugar and heavy cream with a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg until smooth.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.4 calories, Carbohydrate 43.1 g, Cholesterol 54.7 mg, Fat 20.4 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 8.9 g, Sodium 307.9 mg, Sugar 27.8 g