Nut and Fruit Bread

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Description

This fruit and nut bread is a great holiday recipe to make that belonged to my mother. This bread is good on the first day but even better on the second.

Ingredients

1 large egg
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon orange zest

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x5-inch loaf pan.
2 Beat egg in a small bowl. Mix in milk and melted butter; set aside.
3 Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Add raisins, walnuts, sugar, and orange zest; mix well. Blend in egg mixture until flour is just moistened. Transfer batter to the prepared pan and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Turn bread out onto a wire rack and cool for several hours before slicing.