Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. flour
2 1/4 c. sugar
6 oz. butter
12 Tbsp. Crisco
4 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
6 eggs
3/4 c. milk
pinch of salt
confectioners sugar

Preparation

Milk, butter and Crisco should be room temperature.
Make a well in middle of dry ingredients.
Pour other ingredients into that well and beat all ingredients together for 20 minutes on medium speed.
Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.
(Do not preheat oven.)
Remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes.
Remove from tube pan and let cool. Sprinkle confectioners sugar on top.