breads
Reading edition
Sour Cream Nut Bread
2½ x 3½ x 7¾ inch pan Yield—1 Loaf 350° preheated oven, 1 hour
2 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon cloves ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1 egg, beaten 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 cup dairy sour cream 1 cup broken nut meats
Sift flour, baking powder, soda and spices together. Beat egg. Add sugar and mix well. Stir in sour cream carefully. Add dry ingredients, stirring only enough to moisten them. Add the nut meats. Pour into a well buttered loaf pan and bake in 350° preheated oven for 1 hour. Good served warm or cold.
Pineapple Coffee Cake
8″ square pan Yield—9 Servings 375° preheated oven, 25-30 minutes
1½ cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1 egg, beaten 1 cup dairy sour cream ½ cup drained crushed pineapple ½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
TOPPING:
¼ cup light corn syrup ½ cup chopped walnuts ⅓ cup shredded coconut
Sift dry ingredients together. Combine egg, sour cream, pineapple, and brown sugar; add to dry ingredients stirring only until flour is moistened. Brush bottom of a buttered 8-inch square pan with corn syrup; sprinkle nuts and coconut over syrup. Spread batter over topping. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes. Cut into squares and serve warm.
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Prune Bread
9 × 5 × 3 inch loaf pan Yield—1 Loaf 350° preheated oven, 1 hour
2⅓ cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon allspice ½ teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon soda ¼ cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 3 eggs ½ cup dairy sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chopped, cooked prunes
Sift dry ingredients together. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix well. Carefully add sour cream and vanilla and mix until smooth and well blended. Add dry ingredients and prunes. Mix well. Pour into a buttered 9 × 5 × 3 inch loaf pan and bake in a 350° preheated oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the pan when done and cool on a cake rack.