1 c Raisins 1/2 c Water
1 c Applesauce 1 1/2 c Unbleached flour; sifted
1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Cinnamon; ground
1/8 ts Cloves; ground 1/2 c Butter or regular margarine
1 c Sugar 1 Egg; lg
1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Walnuts; chopped
Combine the raisins and water in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture
to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 1 minute.
Remove from the heat and stir in the applesauce. Cool to lukewarm.
Sift the flour, baking soda, and spices together into a small bowl
and set aside. Cream the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until
light and fluffy, using an electric mixer set on medium. Beat in the
egg and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the
applesauce mixture, into the creamed mixture, beating well after each
addition. Stir in the walnuts. Turn the mixture into a greased and
waxed paper lined 9 X 5 X 3-inch loaf pan. Bake in a preheated 350
degree F. oven for 1 hour or until a cake tester or wooden pick comes
out clean when inserted in the center of the loaf. Cool in the pan
for 10 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to finish cooling.
Yields
6 servings