Brazilian Honey-spice Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup milk
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup icing sugar, sifted
• 1 -2 teaspoon milk

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, combine the milk and brown sugar.
• 2 cook and stir over low heat until the sugar is dissolved.
• 3 in a bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
• 4 gradually blend in the milk mixture, honey, eggs and vegetable oil.
• 5 turn the batter into a greased 8" x 4" loaf pan.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees f for 55 to 60 minutes or until done, covering with foil the last 15 minutes.
• 7 cool in the pan 10 minutes.
• 8 remove from the pan and cool thoroughly.
• 9 if desired, combine icing sugar and enough milk to make a glaze of spreading consistency; frost the cooled loaf.
• 10 decorate with candied fruit.