Spiced Holiday Bread

Prepared with a few simple ingredients, like flour, baking soda, sugar, buttermilk, and traditional holiday spices, this Spiced Holiday Bread is so delicious when smeared liberally with butter and served with a cup of hot tea. It’s really good toasted too!

📝 Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 cup buttermilk ((plus 1 tablespoon))

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a bread pan with non-stick cooking spray and set it aside for now.
2. 2In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice.
3. 3Pour in the buttermilk (3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon) and stir together with a fork until buttermilk has been absorbed into the flour mixture.
4. 4Transfer to a lightly floured surface. Knead together to form a rustic oval shape. Do not need more than 30 seconds!
5. 5Place the oval into the greasted bread pan. Bake for 40 minutes.
6. 6Remove from oven and allow the bread to rest for 5 minutes before turning it out onto a wire cooling rack to cool.
7. 7Wait 20 minutes before slicing. Bread can be served warm, at room temperature, or toasted.