Ingredients

The following ingredients have 1 Servings
  • 3 Cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg (well beaten)
  • 1 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 Cup seedless raisins
  • 1/4 cup rum or water (optional but I could not resist...my raisins were a bit dry and what better than RUM Raisin Nut bread?!)
  • 3/4 cup chopped nuts (not originally called for but I toast mine for 7-8 minutes in the over before chopping them; makes them even more wonderful
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1-2 tsp milk

Instruction

  • Heat the rum or water to boiling, remove from heat; add raisins and let sit to absorb liquid for 15 minutes.
  • Sift together, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
  • Add raisins (and any liquid) and nuts.
  • Combine egg, milk and butter. Stir into dry ingredients, pour into a greased bread loaf pan, 8 inches by 4 inches.
  • Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes, then bake in moderate over 350 degrees for our 1 1/4 hours.
  • Remove and cool on wire rack.
  • If you want to drizzle with icing, combine powdered sugar and cinnamon.
  • Add enough milk to the powdered sugar until it's just thick enough to drizzle over the top of the bread.
  • Cool completely.