Fruit Nut Bread

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts, divided
• 1 cup coarsely chopped raisins or dates or soft dried apricots
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup soft shortening
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Thoroughly combine flour with sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in 1 1/4 cups walnuts and all of raisins (or dates or apricots).

Combine egg, shortening, milk and vanilla; add to dry ingredients. Mix just until ingredients are blended.

Pour into greased 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup walnuts over top. Bake at 350 F for 60 to 70 minutes. Let loaf stand in pan 10 minutes, then turn onto wire rack to cool before packaging or storing.