Green tomato bread

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
8 To 10 Medium Green Tomatoes
⅔ cup Seedless Raisins
⅔ cup Boiling Water
⅔ cup Vegetable Shortening
2⅔ cup Sugar
4 Eggs
3⅓ cup Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Cloves
⅔ cup Pecans or Walnuts, coarsely chopped

Directions

Peel and core green tomatoes. Discard seeds. Run cut-up pieces through a blender until smooth and creamy. You should have 2 cups pulp. Set raisins to soak in ⅔ cup boiling water; set aside to cool. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, 2 cups tomato pulp, the plumped raisins and the water in which the raisins were soaked. Beat well. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and nuts. Add one cup at a time, to tomato mixture, stirring well after each addition. Divide batter into two 9 x 5 inch greased loaf pans and bake in a 350 degree oven for one hour and 10 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

SOURCE: Syracuse Herald-Journal, 9/20/92 SHARED BY: Jim Bodle 9/92

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