Italian Plum loaf
They are just the little plums that grow in your back yard really ... but, they are called Italian Plums at the grocery store and they charge more for them than they do other plums... like Black or Red plums....
They only show up in stores at this time of year ..or earlier ..and, if you miss them...well, too bad. They don't get many and they don't hang around long. This year I missed them, plus, I have not been doing as much baking... so I am showing you a photo from eons ago... and here is the recipe.
Italian Prune Nut Bread
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt (I use less)
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon cinnamon (or a sprinkle of ginger, cinnamon &ginger)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup sour cream (I used fat free yogurt)
2 teaspoons grated orange peel (or lemon peel)
2 cups Italian prunes, pitted and chopped in 1/2 inch pieces.
1 cup chopped nuts
Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, salt, cream of tartar, cinnamon and baking soda.
Blend sour cream and orange peel...
.. add to creamed mixture alternately with dry ingredients.
Stir til blended.
Add prunes and nuts; mix well.
Divide between two greased loaf pans (9x5x3).
Bake at 350F for 50-55 minutes
.... or until tooth pick inserted in centre comes out clean.
Cool 10 mins. in pan
Remove from pan and cool thoroughly on rack.
............ options .... I added a bit of ginger, all spice and nutmeg to the cinnamon. Be careful with nutmeg and all spice..just a tiny "sprink" goes a long way! The nuts in mine were walnuts and I lightly toasted them before chopping. Double wrapping with foil and plastic keeps loaves as fresh as the day you bake them. Just thaw and enjoy later. Last week I sliced an egg nog loaf from Christmas baking..... perfect for a surprise treat at tea time ...
Mennonite Girls Can Cook is the site where I found the recipe .... look under quick breads if the link doesn't take you immediately to the page. Have a look at all the other wonderful recipes while you are there ..... I love the beautiful photos. It seems that Mennonite Girls can indeed cook .... and they all seem to be pretty amazing photographers as well.
Check out my food blog sometime.. at this link below..
~~~ and, get the recipe at this link below ~~~
Italian Plum loaf
They are just the little plums that grow in your back yard really ... but, they are called Italian Plums at the grocery store and they charge more for them than they do other plums... like Black or Red plums....
They only show up in stores at this time of year ..or earlier ..and, if you miss them...well, too bad. They don't get many and they don't hang around long. This year I missed them, plus, I have not been doing as much baking... so I am showing you a photo from eons ago... and here is the recipe.
Italian Prune Nut Bread
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt (I use less)
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon cinnamon (or a sprinkle of ginger, cinnamon &ginger)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup sour cream (I used fat free yogurt)
2 teaspoons grated orange peel (or lemon peel)
2 cups Italian prunes, pitted and chopped in 1/2 inch pieces.
1 cup chopped nuts
Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, salt, cream of tartar, cinnamon and baking soda.
Blend sour cream and orange peel...
.. add to creamed mixture alternately with dry ingredients.
Stir til blended.
Add prunes and nuts; mix well.
Divide between two greased loaf pans (9x5x3).
Bake at 350F for 50-55 minutes
.... or until tooth pick inserted in centre comes out clean.
Cool 10 mins. in pan
Remove from pan and cool thoroughly on rack.
............ options .... I added a bit of ginger, all spice and nutmeg to the cinnamon. Be careful with nutmeg and all spice..just a tiny "sprink" goes a long way! The nuts in mine were walnuts and I lightly toasted them before chopping. Double wrapping with foil and plastic keeps loaves as fresh as the day you bake them. Just thaw and enjoy later. Last week I sliced an egg nog loaf from Christmas baking..... perfect for a surprise treat at tea time ...
Mennonite Girls Can Cook is the site where I found the recipe .... look under quick breads if the link doesn't take you immediately to the page. Have a look at all the other wonderful recipes while you are there ..... I love the beautiful photos. It seems that Mennonite Girls can indeed cook .... and they all seem to be pretty amazing photographers as well.
Check out my food blog sometime.. at this link below..
~~~ and, get the recipe at this link below ~~~