Honey bread

Preparation : 20 minutes

Servings : 8 to 10 portions

Ingredients

Bread :
  • 250 ml (1 cup) all-purpose flour
  • 250 ml (1 cup) whole-wheat flour
  • 10 ml (2 tsp) baking powder
  • a pinch of salt
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) butter, at room temperature
  • 185 ml (3/4 cup) white sugar
  • 185 ml (3/4 cup) honey
  • 3 eggs
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
  • 250 ml (1 cup) milk
Icing :
  • 250g cream cheese
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) honey
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F and butter a loaf pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder and salt.
  3. With an immersion blender, beat butter, sugar and honey until the ingredients are well blended and smooth, then add eggs, one at a time.
  4. Add dry ingredients alternating with milk to the mixture, then incorporate vanilla.
  5. Bake in oven 55 to 60 minutes. Meanwhile, mix all your icing ingredients together.
  6. Remove bread from oven and coat with cream cheese icing .