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a to z bread

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  • Serves 10
  • Prep time: 15-20 (depending on ingredients you choose)
  • Cook time: 1 hour
ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
  • 2 cups A-Z*

directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease 2 loaf pans, set aside.

In a large bowl sift dry ingredients, set aside. In a medium bowl whisk eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla until incorporated. Add A-Z and nuts. Add dry ingredients and mix well.

Pour equally into the loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour.

*A-Z: use one of the following, or a mixture of the following, to equal 2 cups:
grated apples, blueberries, chocolate chips, chopped apricots, mashed bananas, grated carrots, pitted and chopped cherries, shredded coconut, pitted and finely chopped dates, finely chopped figs, crushed and drained pineapple, canned pumpkin, raisins, raspberries, grated zucchini.

My favorite combinations:
mashed banana/chocolate chips/walnuts
grated apple/dried cherries/pecans
grated carrots/shredded coconut/pecans
zucchini/walnuts
canned pumpkin/pecans