Nut and Fruit Bread recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup white sugar
¾ cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 egg
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Nutrition Info

271.7 calories
carbohydrate: 43.6 g
cholesterol: 26.7 mg
fat: 9.3 g
fiber: 1.9 g
protein: 5.8 g
saturatedFat: 2.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 347 mg
sugar: 20.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Grease an 8 x 5 inch loaf tin thoroughly. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. In a small bowl, beat the egg well. Mix in milk and melted butter or shortening.

  3. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a mixing bowl. Add sugar, nuts, raisins and orange rind, mix well. Blend egg mixture into fruit and nut mixture until flour is just moistened. Turn batter into greased loaf tin, and allow to stand for 20 minutes.

  4. Place pan in the center of the oven. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Turn bread out on wire rack, and cool for several hours before slicing.

Recipe Yield

1 - 8 x 5 inch loaf

Recipe Note

This is another great holiday bread to make that belonged to my mother. She sometimes served this one, and it is a very old recipe. This bread is good the first day, but better the second. You may use dates instead of raisins if you wish.

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