Orange Molasses Bread

Photo: flickr user grongar

Ingredients

3/4 cup Sugar

4 cups Sifted all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon Soda

3 teaspoons Baking powder

2 teaspoons Salt

cups Coarsely chopped nuts

1 cup Evaporated milk

2 tablespoons Grated orange rind

3/4 cup Orange juice

3 tablespoons Melted shortening

3/4 cup Unsulphured molasses

Preparation

Sif together flour, sugar, soda, baking powder, and salt. Add nuts. Combine evaporated milk, orange rind, orange juice, shortening, and molasses. Add to flour mixture all at once. Stir just to blend. Turn into a greased and wax-paper lined 9x5x3 loaf pan. Bake at 325 for one hour and 15 minutes.

Makes 1 loaf.