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    • Amish Friendship Apple Nut Bread

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    Eggs, Vegetables, Grains Quickbreads 2 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    1 c Amish Friendship starter
    At room temperature
    3 Eggs
    2/3 c Vegetable oil
    3 ts Vanilla
    2 c Unbleached flour
    1 c Granulated sugar
    2 ts Baking powder
    1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
    1 ts Baking soda
    1 ts Salt
    1 c Nuts; chopped
    2 md Apples;peeled,fine chopped

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans.  In a
large bowl, beat together the starter, eggs, oil, and vanilla.  Add flour,
sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; blend. Fold in the
nuts and apples; transfer batter to prepared loaf pans. Bake 50 minutes and
remove from the oven.  Allow loaves to cool in pans 10 minutes, then tip
out onto a rack to finish cooling completely.
Note: To make 24 muffins, spoon into greased muffin tins and bake for 25 to
30    minutes
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Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by q591b4@ilos.net on Aug 28, 1998

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