Applesauce Treasure Loaf

Name: Applesauce Treasure Loaf
Cook time: P2H
Total time: P2H30M
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: vegetable shortening; brown sugar; eggs; flour; baking powder; baking soda; salt; cinnamon; cloves; nutmeg; applesauce; oats, quick cooking; raisins, seedless; dates; candied cherries; nuts

Submitted by MARIETTA

YIELD

2 loaves

PREP

30 min

COOK

120 min

READY

150 min

Ingredients

CUP VEGETABLE SHORTENING
soft *

1 ½

CUPS BROWN SUGAR
firmly packed *

LARGE EGGS

2 ½

CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
sifted

TEASPOON BAKING POWDER

TEASPOON BAKING SODA

1 ½

TEASPOONS SALT

TEASPOONS CINNAMON

TEASPOON CLOVES

TEASPOON NUTMEG

CUPS APPLESAUCE
sweetened canned

1 ½

CUPS OATS, QUICK COOKING

CUP RAISINS, SEEDLESS

CUP DATES
pitted, cut in small pieces

CUP CANDIED CHERRIES
cut in small pieces *

CUP NUTS
chopped

Directions

Beat shortening and sugar together until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together 2 cups of the flour, baking powder, soda, salt and spices. Add alternately with applesauce to creamed mixture; blend well. Stir in oats.

Combine remaining ½ cup flour with raisins, dates, cherries and nutmeats; stir to coat fruits and nutmeats evenly with flour. Stir into batter. Pour into 2 greased and waxed paper-lined 8½ inch x 4½ inch x 2½ inches loaf pans.

Bake in preheated very slow oven (275℉/140℃) about 2 hours. Set pan of hot water in bottom of oven while loaves are baking. Loosen edges; cool on wire rack about 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool thoroughly. Wrap cooled bread and store one day before slicing.