Butterscotch Bread from Natchez Recipes - Elkhart, Thanksgiving, 1957
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| Ingredients | Instructions |
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2 c. flour, sifted ½ t. Baking powder ¾ t. Baking soda ¼ t. Salt 1 egg 1 c. dark brown sugar 1 T melted shortening 1 c. sour milk or buttermilk (or use 1 c. sweet milk w/ 1 T vinegar) ½ c. chopped pecan meats |
Sift first 4 ingredients together. Beat egg, add sugar + shortening (I use Wesson or Mazola). Add dry ingredients to egg mixture alternately with milk. Add nuts. Pour into greased loaf pan, let stand 20 minutes. Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes. |
Mom, Dad, Roger, David and I may have been in Elkhart for that Thanksgiving. I don’t remember.
Natchez Recipes? I don’t remember that cookbook, either…
