Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. nuts
3/4 c. raisins
1/3 c. bourbon
6 eggs, separated
2 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. sugar

Preparation

Soak nuts and raisins in bourbon for 2 hours.
Drain, saving liquid for cake.
Cream butter and 1/2 the sugar well; add egg yolks.
Beat well.
Add flour and bourbon, rotating.
Add vanilla; mix well.
Mix in nuts and raisins.
Beat egg whites until stiff. Add the other 1/2 sugar.
Fold into dough.
Bake at 275\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours.
Makes 2 loaves.