German Christmas Bread Recipe

• 2 cups (packed) Brown Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 2/3 cup Honey
• ¼ cup Orange Liqueur
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• ½ cup Orange Juice
• 1 2/3 cup All-purpose Flour
• 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 4 tsp Baking Powder
• 2 tsp Ginger (ground)
• 1 tsp Cinnamon (ground)
• ¼ tsp Nutmeg (ground)
• ¼ tsp Cloves
• 1 cup Raisins
• 1 cup Almonds (bleached, slivered)

• Take a large bowl and mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves together.
• Cream butter and brown sugar in another bowl.
• Beat in eggs and mix well.
• Add honey, orange liqueur, sour cream and orange juice.
• Add in the flour mixture into the creamed mixture.
• Stir in raisins and blanched almonds.
• Grease a tube pan and dust it with flour.
• Pour the batter into the greased pan.
• Bake the mixture at 350°F, for 80 minutes.
• Remove and transfer on a wire rack.
• Allow the bread to cool, before serving.