Mom'S Holiday Mince-Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. shortening, melted and cooled
1 1/2 c. ready-to-use mincemeat
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1 1/2 c. flour
confectioners sugar (optional)
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. sugar

Preparation

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, shortening and vanilla.
Stir in mincemeat and nuts.
Pour egg mixture into dry ingredients; stir only enough to moisten flour.
Spoon batter into greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
Bake in preheated 350\u00b0 oven for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to rack; cool completely.
If desired, sprinkle top with confectioners sugar.