Yellow Fever Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and cayenne pepper. In a separate bowl, mix together butter, 1/2 cup sugar, egg and milk.
3. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just blended. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
4. In a small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle mixture over the top of the loaf.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.
6. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Interesting Facts

• This sweet, spiced quick bread is believed to have originated in colonial America.
• The cayenne pepper adds a subtle heat that gives the bread an interesting flavor.
• This bread can be served for breakfast, as a snack, or even as a dessert.