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TEA BREADS

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56 Apricot Tea Bread

Preheat oven to 350°.

Soak in warm water for 1% hour
34 cup dried apricots
Combine
14, cup orange juice
14 cup boiling water
Cool to lukewarm.
Grind
Soaked, drained apricots
Peel from 14 orange
14 cup raisins
Blend or sift together
134 cups Pre-Sifted PURITY
All-Purpose Flour
34, cup sugar
114 teaspoons baking powder
14 teaspoon baking soda
14 teaspoon salt
Add

Ground fruit

Combine to coat the fruit. Make a well in
the centre.

Add
1 beaten egg
Orange juice and water mixture
2 tablespoons vegetable oil or
melted shortening

Mix only: until combined.

Pour into a greased 9” x 5” loaf pan. Let
stand for 20 minutes. Bake in preheated
350° oven for 50 to 60 minutes.

Many tea bread loaves will slice more easily the
second day, and the flavour often improves as
well. This is especially true when the loaves
contain dried fruit.

57 Banana Bread

Preheat oven to 350°.
Blend or sift together
134 cups Pre-Sifted PURITY
All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
14 teaspoon baking soda
l4 teaspoon salt
Cream
Vy cup shortening
Gradually beat in
23 cup sugar
Add

2 well-beaten eggs

Combine well.
Add dry ingredients alternately with

1 cup well-mashed banana
Beat until combined after each addition.
Pour into a greased 9” x 5” loaf pan. Let
stand for 20 minutes. Bake in preheated 350°
oven for 50 to 55 minutes.
VARIATION:
(a) Banana Nut Bread

Add % cup chopped walnuts to the dry
ingredients in the above recipe.

Tea breads freeze well. See Freezing Section
page 206 for details.

58 Corn Bread
(Johnny Cake)
Preheat oven to 375°.
Blend or sift together
Y% cup Pre-Sifted PURITY
All-Purpose Flour
14, cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
14 teaspoon salt
Blend in
1 cup PURITY Corn Meal
Make a well in centre of dry ingredients.
Combine and add
1 beaten egg
1 cup milk
14, cup melted butter or margarine
Stir until combined.
Pour into a greased 8” square cake pan. Bake
in preheated 375° oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
Serve warm.

VARIATIONS:
(a) Apple Corn Bread

Prepare Corn Bread batter as directed above;
cover with a layer of peeled apple slices;
sprinkle with a mixture of

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Bake as directed.
(b) Bacon Corn Bread

Fry 14 pound bacon until crisp. Crumble into
small pieces.

Add to dry ingredients in Corn Bread recipe
above.

Bake as directed.

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