Best Gumdrop Loaf Recipes

GUMDROP LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
• Stir in vanilla.
• In another bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk; fold in gumdrops and raisins.
• Pour mixture into greased loaf pan and bake for one to one and a half hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 20 minutes in pan and then remove to finish cooling on wire rack.

SPICE GUMDROP MUFFINS (OR BREAD LOAF)

Steps:

• 1. Mix first four ingredients and bring to a boil. Add the next 3 ingredients. Bring to a boil again, and then cool. When cool add the final 7 ingredients, and mix well.
• 2. Fill greased muffin cups or loaf pans(fill muffin cups 2/3 full). Bake for 1 hour, then turn off the oven. Allow to sit in the oven for 15 minutes. Then cool another 15 minutes out of the oven, but still in the pan. Thus the indicated cook time of 1 1/2 hours. Store in waxed paper or tin foil. Freezes well.