Spiced Bread with Maple Butter

By glomcrae

Need 8" x 4" loaf pan.

Ingredients

• Butter:
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 t. vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 t. ground nutmeg
• 1/4 t. ground allspice
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 T. maple syrup
• 1/2 t. ground cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flours, baking powder, spices and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in walnuts.

Transfer to a greased 8" x 4" loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

Beat butter ingredients until blended; serve with bread.