(Pain d'épice) French Honey Bread

Ingredients:

2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp ground nutmeg

¼ tsp ground cloves

¼ tsp salt

4 tablespoons brown sugar

2/3 cup honey

1 1/3 cups milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, or 175 degrees C.
Grease an 8 by 4-inch baking pan and dust with flour.
In a big bowl, combine all the dry ingredients, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, ground cloves, salt, and brown sugar. Put aside.
In another big bowl, beat together honey and milk until mix very well. Add the mixture to the dry ingredients and stir just to blend. Pour the batter in the prepared baking pan.
Place the pan in the middle of the rack of the oven and back it for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a fork inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool on the rack completely.

My Notes:

• This kind of tea bread has a firm texture and it is really good for the breakfast or an afternoon snack along with cream cheese, butter, and jam.