Orange-Banana Nut and Fruit Bread
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Orange-Banana Bread recipe
Ingredients
| 2 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 4 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
nuts
chopped |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
candied fruit
mixed |
* |
| ⅓ | cup |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
* |
| ¾ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ½ | cup |
bananas
mashed |
|
| ½ | cup |
orange juice
|
Directions
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
Stir in chopped nuts, candied fruits, and raisins.
Cream shortening, add sugar, beat until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Combine mashed banana and orange juice; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Turn into a greased, wax-paper-lined 9x5x3 loaf pan.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) 1¼ hours.
Cool 20 to 30 min. before turning out on cake rack.
