Sunday Morning Raisin Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. orange juice
1 c. raisins
4 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. grated orange rind
2 large eggs (at room temperature)
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Preparation

Heat the oven to 325\u00b0.
Lightly butter a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Heat the orange juice until it is almost boiling.
Put the raisins, butter and orange rind in a bowl and pour the orange juice over them.
Set aside to cool in another bowl.
Beat the eggs with the sugar.
Add the vanilla; stir into the raisin mixture in another bowl.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda and salt; add to the raisin mixture.
Stir just until moistened.
Fold in the walnuts.
Lightly spoon the batter into the loaf pan.