Best Gumdrop Loaf Recipes

GUMDROP LOAF

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Slices of this sweet loaf burst with color. This recipe is a real kid-pleaser, great for parties and Christmas-time.

Provided by Cynna

Categories Quick Breads

Time 1h45m

Yield 1 loaf, 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 lb gumdrop, sliced
1 cup raisins (optional)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
Stir in vanilla.
In another bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk; fold in gumdrops and raisins.
Pour mixture into greased loaf pan and bake for one to one and a half hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 20 minutes in pan and then remove to finish cooling on wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 315.6, Fat 7.6, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 46.8, Sodium 161.8, Carbohydrate 58.6, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 31.4, Protein 3.4

SPICE GUMDROP MUFFINS (OR BREAD LOAF)

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My good friend Edith Lamb (who is in her late 90s shared this recipe...It is one of her signature recipes, and they have made it in their family for years.

Provided by Amy Alusa

Categories Sweet Breads

Time 1h50m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 lb seedless raisins
2 3/4 c granulated sugar
2 c water
1/4 lb butter
1/4 c shortening (i use butter flavored crisco)
1 c spiced gumdrops
1 1/2 c cold water
2 eggs
4 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground mace
1/2 lb nuts, chopped

Steps:

1. Mix first four ingredients and bring to a boil. Add the next 3 ingredients. Bring to a boil again, and then cool. When cool add the final 7 ingredients, and mix well.
2. Fill greased muffin cups or loaf pans(fill muffin cups 2/3 full). Bake for 1 hour, then turn off the oven. Allow to sit in the oven for 15 minutes. Then cool another 15 minutes out of the oven, but still in the pan. Thus the indicated cook time of 1 1/2 hours. Store in waxed paper or tin foil. Freezes well.

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