Cooking Easy Recipes

Apple Orange Bread

Servings:
36 Servings
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  • 2 lg Unpeeled baking apples,
  • -cored and quartered
  • 1 lg Orange, unpeeled, quartered
  • 1 1/2 c Raisins
  • 2/3 c Shortening
  • 2 c Sugar
  • 4 lg Eggs
  • 1 ts Lemon extract
  • 4 c All-purpose flour
  • 2 ts Baking powder
  • 1 1/2 ts Baking soda
  • 1 ts Salt
  • 2/3 c Orange juice
  • 1 c Walnuts, chopped
In blender or food processor, process apples, oranges and raisins until
finely chopped, set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and
sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; beat
until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Combine dry ingredients; add to
creamed mixture alternately with orange juice. Stir in fruit mixture and
nuts. Pour into 3 greased 8" X 4" loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees doe 50-55
minutes. or until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool
in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Recipe by: Taste of Home Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #662 by lunchuck
on Jul 09, 1997