PECAN LOAF

1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground mace
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups Quaker Oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned)
1 1/3 cups milk
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup Vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a loaf pan.

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and spices into bowl. Stir in sugar, pecans and oats. Add remaining ingredients; stir only until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 degrees F) about 50-60 minutes or until loaf tests done. Remove from pan immediately and place on wire rack to cool thoroughly.

Wrap cooled bread and store one day before slicing.

For variety, use 1 cup chopped pitted dates or prunes in place of pecans in above recipe.

Adapted from source: Our Favorites for family and friends by The Quaker Oats Company