Iron Skillet Nut Bread
1 cup raisins boiled with 1 cup water
1 cup soft butter or margarine
2 eggs
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
2 tsps vanilla
Boil raisins in 1 cup water for 5 minutes. Drain but KEEP THE LIQUID.
Add enough water to this liquid to make 1 cup. Beat butter
and eggs together. Beat in the sugar and vanilla. Gradually
beat in 1 cup of the flour, the spice, salt and soda. Beat in the
raisin liquid and vanilla then gradually beat in the flour a bit at a time.
Fold in the nuts and raisins. Grease a 12 inch cast iron skillet.
Pour the mix into the skillet and bake at 325 degrees for about 1 hour.
When the centre springs back when touched, it's done.
If you don't have a skillet or aren't fussy about using
one then grease and flour 2 large loaf pans, pour in mixture and bake on
the centre rung of your oven for 1 hour or until centre springs back when
pressed.
