CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Vegetables, Eggs, Fruits, Grains |
|
=20 |
8 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
2 2/3 |
c |
SUGAR |
2/3 |
c |
VEGETABLE SHORTENING |
4 |
|
EGGS |
2/3 |
c |
WATER |
2 |
c |
FRUIT, SEE NOTE |
3 1/2 |
c |
ALL PURPOSE FLOUR |
1/4 |
t |
GROUND CLOVES |
1 |
t |
CINNAMON |
1 |
t |
BAKING POWDER |
2 |
t |
BAKING SODA |
1 |
t |
SALT |
2/3 |
c |
RAISINS OR NUTS |
INSTRUCTIONS
USE WIDE MOUTH PINT SIZE CANNING JARS, DO NOT USE MAYONNAISE JARS,
ETC. BE SURE TO STERILIZE THE JARS, AND TOPS ACCORDING TO
MANUFACTURER'S DIRECTIONS. GREASE THE INSIDE BUT NOT THE RIM OF THE
JARS TO MAKE BATTER: DREDGE THE RAISINS AND/OR NUTS IN SOME OF THE
FLOUR. CREAM TOGETHER THE SUGAR AND SHORTENING. BEAT IN THE EGGS AND
WATER. ADD THE FRUIT. SIFT TOGETHER THE FLOUR, CLOVES, CINNAMON,
BAKING POWDER, BAKING SODA AND SALT. ADD TO THE BATTER, IF DESIRED,
ADD RAISINS AND/OR NUTS AND MIX. NOTE - THE TWO CUPS OF FRUIT IS UP TO
YOU. YOU CAN USE ANY MIXTURE OF FRUIT THAT YOU LIKE BUT NO MORE THAN
TWO CUPS. TWO CUPS GRATED APPLE+- 1 1/2 CUP APPLESAUCE AND 1/2 CUP
PINEAPPLE, 2 CUPS SHREDDED CARROTS, MASHED BANANAS, ETC. POUR BATTER
INTO THE STERILIZED JARS 1 MEASURING CUP OF BATTER PER JAR. DO NOT USE
MORE OR CAKE WILL OVERFLOW. AND THE JARS WILL NOT SEAL. PLACE JARS
EVENLY SPACED APART FOR BROWNING ON COOKIE SHEET. PLACE IN PREHEATED
325-DEGREE OVEN. BAKE ABOUT 45 MINUTES, OR UNTIL A TOOTHPICK INSERTED
IN THE CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN. REMOVE JARS ONE AT A TIME USING TWO
POTHOLDERS (JARS WILL BE VERY HOT) LEAVE OTHER JARS IN THE OVEN BUT
WORK FAST. WIPE THE RIM, . PLACE THE METAL DISC ON TOP IN PLACE, THEN
TWIST ON SCREW RING TO SECURE. YOU WILL HEAR IT SEAL.WITH A "PING"
SOUND QUITE FAST. OPEN THE OVEN REMOVE ANOTHER JAR AND
REPEAT.GENERALLY, ANY QUICK BREAD RECIPE WORKS, BUT BE SURE TO MEASURE
ONE CUP OF BATTER PER JAR. THE CAKE WILL SLIDE OUT WHOLE, OR CAN BE
CUT INTO STICKS. THE CAKE SHOULD LAST FOR ONE YEAR. NOTES : great for
gifts Recipe by: =20 Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #217 by Lea
<lhoover@ptialaska.net> on Sep 04, 1997
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