In less than 30 minutes, crispy, crunchy chicken fingers are ready. I serve them with coleslaw, corn on the cob, and a dipping sauce for a full dinner.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 55 mins |
| Additional Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 25 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 1 8×5-inch loaf |
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup raisins
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8×5-inch loaf pan.
- Beat egg in a small bowl. Mix in milk and melted butter; set aside.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Add raisins, walnuts, sugar, and orange zest; mix well. Blend in egg mixture until flour is just moistened. Transfer batter to the prepared pan and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Turn bread out onto a wire rack and cool for several hours before slicing.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 272 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 44 g |
| Cholesterol | 27 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 347 mg |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I use this basic recipe a lot, with different combinations of fruit and nuts. My favorite version is with dried pineapple and mango, plus shaved coconut, about 3 cups altogether. I also soak the dried fruit in warm juice for a while, and drain it before adding to the flour mixture. Yummy!
We really enjoyed this recipe. I like that it makes one loaf. It is dense and a little heavy but really good. We chopped up dried mangos and used that instead of rasins and I will be making this again.
Excellent simple bread. I added the juice from the orange I had zested, a teaspoon of almond extract, approx 3/4C. diced apricots(dried), and then topped with a simple icing sugar and flaked almonds. This turned out absolutely delicious.
I have made this 3 times now. It turns out great every time. Normally for the Holidays, I make a batch of date nut bread to use up my extra dates and I add some candied cherries to it. We love it. This year I used this recipe. It turned out great and got inhaled. Thanks for posting your recipe!
I used a cup of cranberries (dried) instead of raisins!
Very nice recipe! I doubled the recipe, and used pecans instead of walnuts, and got 3, 4×7 inch loaf pans to use as gifts. I also opted to put a crumble crust on before baking to dress it up. I will be making this one again, maybe with other fruits or nuts.
Yummy! I made it as muffins and I made a few changes…I used whole wheat flour and brown sugar, added two tablespoons of applesauce instead of the melted butter, and omitted the orange zest. It was yummy but not terribly sweet…exactly what I was looking for. Excellent! 5 stars. Thanks Carol!
This is one of those breads that is nice and filling. I opted for Cranberries and Pecans for a sweeter taste but I am sure Raisins and Walnuts would have been nice too. Not having to worry about my weight I bathed it in butter and ate myself full…..