Chai-spiced Bread

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

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup chai tea
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups 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
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 -5 teaspoons milk
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 spray the bottom of a 9" loaf pan with cooking spray (i use pam).
• 3 combine the sugar and butter in a large bowl.
• 4 with a mixer, beat on medium speed until fluffy.
• 5 add in eggs, tea, milk and vanilla.
• 6 reduce speed on the mixer to low and mix the ingredients well (the mixture will appear to be curdled).
• 7 add in the remaining bread ingredients.
• 8 mix just until moistened and spread in the loaf pan.
• 9 bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 10 cool 10 minutes on a wire rack before removing from the pan.
• 11 cool 30 minutes before glazing.
• 12 to prepare the glaze, combine the powdered sugar, vanilla and 3 t milk in a small bowl.
• 13 add additional milk in small amounts until the glaze is spreadable.
• 14 spread the glaze on the bread and sprinkle with cinnamon.
• 15 cool for 2 hours before slicing the bread.
• 16 this may be stored at room temperature tightly wrapped for 4 days.
• 17 this may be refrigerated for up to 10 days.