California Walnut Bread

This recipe is off a clipping I had in my recipe collection. It's from McCall's magazine. Nov. 1982.

Ingredients:

3 cups all purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped and divided
1 egg, beaten
1-1/2 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F

1. Into a mixing bowl sift flour with sugar, baking powder and salt.
Cut shortening into flour mixture. Stir in 1-1/4 cups of the walnuts. Add egg,
milk and vanilla. Mix just until ingredients are blended.

2. Turn into greased and floured 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.

3. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup walnuts over the top.

4. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 60 to 70 minutes or until loaf tests done.

5. Let stand in pan 10 minutes.

6. Turn out onto wire rack to cool.

Makes: 1 Loaf