PRUNE AND MOLASSES BREAD

Prune and Molasses Bread image

Provided by Pat Duran

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/4 c cream cheese, softened
1/4 c butter
3/4 c granulated sugar
1/4 c unsulphured molasses -i use grandma's original
2 large eggs
5 oz pureed prunes-baby food
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 c almond milk
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 c each crushed chocolate chips, and nuts and peanut brittle

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350^. Spray 2 loaf pans 8x4-inch with non-stick spray and place a piece of waxed paper cut to size on the bottom inside pan -spray paper.( tear off piece of waxed paper, place pan on paper and trace around bottom of pan, fold paper to make and cut out 2 pattern pieces)-set aside.
2. Cream butter and cream cheese and gradually add the sugar and molasses and cream well. Add eggs, prunes and vanilla.Blend well.
3. Combine almond milk and lemon juice. Let thicken, set aside. Combine flour, baking soda,salt and baking powder. Add flour mixture alternately with the milk mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.Blend well after each addition. Use low speed.
4. Stir in nut,chocolate chip, peanut brittle mixture. Pour batter evenly into the two pans. bake for 50 to 55 minutes or when tests done with wooden tooth pick and has pulled away from sides of pan..do not over bake. Remove from oven and loosen sides with knife ,if necessary. Remove from pans and cool on wire rack and brush top and all sides with butter. Enjoy!