SCOTTISH OATEN BREAD
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2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1/2 cup sugar
2-1/2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 egg
3 Tbsps oil or shortening, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup COCA-COLA
1 cup prunes, very well drained and coarsely chopped *
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
prune halves (optional)
* you may substitute 1/2 cups of dried prunes.
Lightly spoon the flour into a measuring cup; level off.
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, rolled oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In another bowl, beat with a fork, the egg, oil, and vanilla extract until well blended. Add to the flour mixture. Add the Coca-Cola, prunes, and nuts; blend thoroughly with a spoon. Turn into a well-greased, lightly floured, 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Garnish with prune halves, if desired.
Bake in a preheated, 350 degree F oven for about 1 hour or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out cleans. Cool on a rack for 20 minutes before removing the bread from the pan. Store in foil overnight before slicing. Makes 1 loaf.
Recipe: "International Cooking with Coca-Cola", a give-away pamphlet from
The Coca-Cola Company, 1981