Applesauce Loaf Nut Bread

½ cup softened shortening
1 cup thick applesauce
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
⅔ cup brown sugar
2 cups flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped nuts (I use walnuts)

Directions: Mix shortening and sugar. Stir in applesauce. Mix flour, soda, salt, and baking powder together. Stir into creamed mixture. Stir in the nuts. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake 50-55 minutes at 350° in preheated oven.

“This recipe was typed up on a recipe card and sent to me over 40 years ago by Bob’s mom, Marcella Freeman. I don’t know if she got this recipe from someone else or not.”

Evonne Freeman