Prune Plum Nut Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened ⓘ
- 2 cups sugar ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ⓘ
- 4 eggs ⓘ
- 3 cups flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind ⓘ
- 2 cups fresh prunes, diced or 2 cups dried prunes, soaked and diced ⓘ
- 1 cup chopped nuts ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Lightly grease and flour two 9 x 5 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pans.
- Wash and dry the plums, but do not peel, dice into small pieces.
- If using dried prunes, soak them in warm water for about 15 minutes pat them dry and dice them.
- In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sift together flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda.
- Blend yogurt and lemon peel, add to creamed mixture alternately with dry ingredients.
- Stir until well-blended.
- Add diced plums/prunes and nuts; mix well.
- Divide batter between the 2 prepared loaf pans and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center of bread comes out clean.
- Remove loaves from oven; let cool in pans for 10 - 15 minutes, then invert loaves onto cooling rack, and let cool completely.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
837
kcal
42% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).