MINCEMEAT MINI LOAVES

5 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter-flavor or regular vegetable shortening
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
2 cups ready-to-use mincemeat
1 cup cranberries
1 cup walnuts

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 6 (5 3/4x3 1/4-inch) mini loaf pans.

In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor-fashion, cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs.

In small bowl, with fork, beat eggs with milk. Stir egg mixture, mincemeat, chopped cranberries and chopped walnuts into flour mixture until well blended. Spoon batter into loaf pans.

Bake loaves 45-50 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans and finish cooling on racks.

Makes 6 mini-loaves
From: Carol Cann
Source: Pleasures from the Good Earth by Congregation of the Metropolitan Community Church - Asheville, NC