Piernik - Honey Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup honey
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

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

Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• in a large bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and eggs. stir in the milk and oil, and mix in the baking soda. place honey in a small pot, and bring to a boil. stir honey into the bowl. mix flour into the bowl. fold in the raisins and walnuts. stir by hand with a sturdy spoon for 10 minutes. allow the dough to sit 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). lightly grease four 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• fill each loaf pan with about 2 inches of the batter. bake 1 hour 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. bread will be brown in color and will crack on top.