Shirley's nut bread
10 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Boiling water |
| 1 | cup | Raisins |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking soda |
| 1 | cup | Oleo (2 sticks) |
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| 2 | eaches | Eggs |
| 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla |
| 4 | cups | Flour |
| ¾ | cup | Chopped nuts |
Directions
Boil 2 cups water, add 1 c. raisins and 2 t. baking soda. Let cool.
In a large bowl, mix 2 sticks of oleo, 2 c. sugar, 2 eggs and 2 t.
vanilla. Alternately add 4 c. flour and butter mixture to the raisin mixture. Add nuts. Bake at 325* for l hour in greased loaf pans.
Makes two loaves. Great with butter or sprinkled with powdered sugar.