Praline Bread Recipe By: from "Voila!" (Jr League of Lafayette, LA)
1 cup pecans -- chopped 1 cup Praline Liqueur -- divided 1 cup butter 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 pound dark brown sugar 5 eggs 1/4 cup milk 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon baking powder cheesecloth
Marinate pecans in 1/3 cup of liqueur. Cream butter, vanilla, and sugar in large mixing bowl. Add eggs and milk. Sift flour, cinnamon and baking powder into mixture. Add pecans and liqueur. Pour into 2 greased 5x9-inch loaf pans. Bake in preheated 300F oven 60-70 minutes. Cool and wrap in cheesecloth, then poke holes in top of bread with wooden pick. Pour 1/3 cup liqueur over each loaf. Wrap in foil or in air-tight tin. Age 3 days in refrigerator. (2 loaves)
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