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.

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