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Raisin Bran Bread
2 1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup uncooked oatmeal
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup Raisin Bran
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/4 cups milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Topping:
1/3 cup uncooked oatmeal
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon melted butter
Grease a 9x5-inch baking pan. Combine dry ingredients; add milk, eggs, and oil, mixing
until dry ingredients are just moistened. Spoon into baking pan. Sprinkle topping on top
and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/4 hours. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.
Orange Nut Bread
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg, well beaten
3/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup pecans, chopped
Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Combine egg, orange juice, lemon juice, grated
peels, and shortening. Add dry ingredients, mixing well, and add nuts. Pour into wellgreased
loaf pan. Cover and allow to sit for 20 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 45
minutes.

Banana Bread
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 bananas, crushed
2 cups flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs, Add crushed
bananas and mix well. Blend in other ingredients. Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake
for about 45 minutes.

Carrot Bread
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups carrots, grated
3 eggs
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup coconut
1 cup vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Add
remaining ingredients. Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.
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Lemon Bread
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons shortening
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Glaze: 1/4 cup sugar, juice of 1 lemon
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream together sugar and shortening. Add lemon rind.
Beat in eggs. Stir dry ingredients together and add to egg mixture alternately with milk.
Stir in nuts. Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes. In a saucepan, heat
sugar and lemon juice for glaze. When bread comes out of the oven, prick it with a fork
and drizzle glaze on top.

Cranberry Bread
2 cups flour
1 egg
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup cranberries, sliced
1 cup sugar
1 cup nuts, chopped (optional)
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon baking soda
Juice and rind of 1 orange
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add water to orange juice to make 3/4 cup liquid. Mix all
ingredients together and pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake for 30 minutes.

Poppy Seed Bread
3 cups flour
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter, softenend
5 teaspoons poppy seeds
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix butter, sugar, and milk. Add dry ingredients and
eggs, blending well. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

Rhubarb Bread
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups finely diced fresh rhubarb
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon each of baking powder, ground nutmeg, and ground all-spice
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, vegetable oil, sugar,
and vanilla until thick and foamy. Stir in rhubarb and nuts. In a separate bowl, combine
flour with baking soda, salt, baking powder, and spices. Stir until well blended. Add ry
ingredients to rhubarb mixture, stirring until just barely blended. Spoon into 2 greased
loaf pans and bake for 1 hour.

Gingerbread
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup sour milk
3 cups flour
3/4 cup molasses
3/4 cup melted butter
2 eggs, well beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine eggs, sugar, butter, and molasses. Sift together
dry ingredients. Add dry mixture alternately with milk to first mixture. Beat until well
blended. If desired, 1 cup raisins may be added at this point. Pour into well-greased loaf
pan and bake 40 to 45 minutes.

Cherry Nut Bread
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup maraschino cherries
Grease loaf pan. Combine all ingredients except nuts and cherries and blend, beating 1
minute on low speed. Stir in nuts and cherries. Spoon into loaf pan and bake at 350
degrees for 40 to 50 minutes. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.

Strawberry Nut Bread
3 cups flour, sifted
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
4 eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups pecans, chopped
2 cups frozen, sliced strawberries
Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl and then add remaining ingredients, mixing well.
Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool for 5
minutes before removing from pan.