Recipe: Marmalade Nut Bread

Marmalade Nut Bread
Source: Patti, vdrj67a

3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs; beaten
1 cup milk
1 cup pecans or walnuts; chopped
1/2 cup shortening; melted
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1 tbsp grated orange rind
cream cheese; softened (opt)

Sift together dry ingredients; stir in remaining ingredients, except cream cheese, just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon mix into a greased 9x5-inch loaf pan. Bake at 350F for 1 hour. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack. Serve with cream cheese.