HOLIDAY CINNAMON BREAD WITH LOTS OF GOODIES This baby is a special treat, made moist with cottage cheese.. don't wince, it's perfect.. :)
1) Blend sugar, butter add egg add cottage cheese and orange peel until blended. Combine and add the next 6 ingredients and stir until dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not over mix.
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup small curd, low-fat cottage cheese
- 1/2 orange, grated (use fruit, juice and peel, remove any hard membranes)
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup yellow raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2) Scrape batter into a greased 8 x 4-inch foil loaf pan, and sprinkle top with mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Place pan on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree F oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean.
3) Allow to cool for 15 minutes, and then remove pan and continue cooling on a rack.
Serve with cream cheese and jam and a few sliced strawberries.Yields 1 loaf.