Quick Prune Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 cup sour milk or 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup prune, stewed and chopped
• 1/2 cup prune juice
• 2 tablespoons shortening or 2 tablespoons butter, melted and slightly cooled

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 f.
• 2 sift flour; measure; add baking powder, soda, cinnamon, salt and sugar; sift again, add whole wheat flour and mix thoroughly.
• 3 combine egg, sour milk or buttermilk, prunes, prune juice and melted shortening or butter; pour into flour mixture and stir just enough to moisten the dry ingredients.
• 4 do not beat.
• 5 turn into a greased loaf pan (about 9-1/2"x5-1/2") and bake for about an hour, until a knife comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
• 6 *note on stewing prunes: wash prunes and place in a saucepan with several lemon or orange slices; cover with cold water.
• 7 bring to a boil and boil briskly for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• 8 sweeten to taste by adding up to 1/4 cup of sugar for every 1 cup of prunes in the last 5 minutes of cooking.