Pecan loaves
3 Loaves
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Sifted all-purpose flour |
| 1 | tablespoon | Baking powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Mace |
| ½ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| ¾ | cup | Brown sugar, firmly packed |
| 1 | cup | Chopped pecans |
| 1½ | cup | Quaker Oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned) |
| 1⅓ | cup | Milk |
| 1 | Egg; beaten | |
| ¼ | cup | Vegetable oil |
Directions
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and spices into bowl. Stir in sugar, pecans and oats. Add remaining ingredients; stir only until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour batter into 3 greased empty cans, about 2 cup capacity.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 F.) about 50 minutes. Loosen edges; remove from cans immediately; cool thoroughly. Wrap cooled bread and store one day before slicing.
NOTE: For variety, use 1 cup chopped pitted dates or prunes in place of pecans in above recipe.
Source: Our Favorites for family and friends Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias