Recipe: Tiny Raisin Apple Loaves

Tiny Raisin Apple Loaves
Source: The California Raisin Marketing Board
Makes 3 mini-loaves.

Bake these fruity little loaves ... give as a gift in the loaf pans you baked them in.

1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon soda
1 1/2 cups peeled grated apple
1 cup chopped California raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Cream together butter, sugar and eggs until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and lemon juice. Sift together dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Stir in apple, raisins and nuts. Spoon batter into 3 greased 6 x 3-inch loaf pans. Bake at 350 F 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Note: Batter may be baked in one 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Increase baking time to 1 hour.