Recipe: Peach Jam Bread (quick bread using buttermilk and walnuts)

PEACH JAM BREAD

1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup shortening
2 eggs
3/4 cup peach jam
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a (10 1/2x4x2-inch) loaf pan.

Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.

In large mixer bowl, beat the sugar and shortening on high speed till light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating 1 minute after each. Add peach jam and vanilla. Mix well.

Add nuts to flour mixture. Add this flour mixture to the shortening mixture, beating well after each addition. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan, cool on wire rack.