SAMHUINN: Apple Molasses Bread
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup applesauce
1/4 cup dark molasses
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl cream together, butter, sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg: set aside.
Combine applesauce, molasses. Add dry ingredients alternately with applesauce mixture to egg mixture. Fold in raisins, nuts.
Pour into a greased 9 1/2 x 5/1/4 x 2 3/4 inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350 F. for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan and continue cooling on a wire rack.
