A to Z Bread

• flour↗3 cups
• salt↗1 teaspoon
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• baking powder↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• cinnamon↗3 teaspoons

  (optional)

• eggs↗3
• vegetable oil↗1 cup
• sugar↗2 cups
• vanilla extract↗1 tablespoon
• nuts, chopped1 cup

  (optional)

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325. Grease 2 loaf pans well.

2. 2

   Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon (if using). Set aside.

3. 3

   Beat eggs in large bowl. Add oil, sugar, and vanilla; cream well.

4. 4

   Add 2 cups total of A to Z ingredient(s), except as indicated. Beat well.

5. 5

   A to Z ingredients: * Apples, grated * Applesauce * Apricots (fresh or canned), chopped * Bananas, mashed * Carrots, grated * Cherries, pitted and chopped * Coconut, fresh, grated * Dates, pitted and finely chopped * Eggplant, grated * Figs, finely chopped * Grapes, seedless * Honey (omit sugar) * Lemon juice (use only 1/2 cup) * Marmalade (omit 1 cup sugar) * Mincemeat * Oranges, chopped * Pears, chopped * Peppermint (use only 1/2 cup) * Pineapple, crushed, well drained * Prunes, chopped (use only 1 cup) * Pumpkin, canned * Raisins * Raspberries * Rhubarb, finely chopped * Strawberries, fresh (or frozen, well drained) * Sweet potato, grated * Tapioca, cooked * Tomatoes (use only 1/2 cup sugar) * Yams, cooked, mashed * Yogurt, plain or flavored * Zucchini, grated, well drained.

6. 6

   Stir in sifted dry ingredients; mix well. Stir in nuts (if using).

7. 7

   Pour into pans. Bake for 1 hour, until skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, then turn out on cooling rack.