Recipe - Orange-Banana Bread

2 One half cup Sifted allpurpose flour
4 teaspoon Baking powder
Three fourths teaspoon Salt
Three fourths cup Chopped nuts
1 One half cup Mixed candied fruits
1/3 cup Raisins
One half cup Shortening
Three fourths cup Sugar
3 Eggs
One half cup Mashed banana
One half cup Orange juice

From: Arizona Cookbook

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in chopped nuts, candied
fruits, and raisins. Cream shortening, add sugar, beat until light and
fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine
mashed banana and orange juice; add to creamed mixture alternately with
flour mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Turn into a
greased, waspaperlined 9x5x3 loaf pan.

Bake at 350 1 One fourth hours. Cool 2030 min. before turning out on cake rack.
Makes 1 loaf.

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