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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Papaya Bread

January 24, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains		Breads	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Butter or margarine
2		Eggs
1	c	Mashed ripe papaya
1/4	c	Chopped walnuts
1/2	c	Raisins
1 1/2	c	Flour
1/4	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Baking soda
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Ground cinnamon
1/2	ts	Ground allspice
1/2	ts	Ground ginger

INSTRUCTIONS

Cream sugar with butter until light. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Add
papaya, nuts and raisins and mix. Sift flour with baking powder, soda,
salt, cinnamon, allspice and ginger. Add to butter mixture. Pour batter
into greased waxed-paper-lined 9- x 5-inch loaf pan. Bake at 325F about 1
hour 5 minutes. Or fill greased muffin pans 3/4 full and bake at 325F 25
minutes. Makes 1 loaf or 16 muffins
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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