Sage Tea Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh sage, or
• 2 teaspoons dry rubbed sage
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan,heat milk and sage until just warm (do not boil),set aside to cool.
• 2 in a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar.
• 3 add the eggs one at a time,beating well after each adition.
• 4 combine flour,baking powder and salt,add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk mixture.
• 5 pour into a greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• 6 bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 7 cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.