Nut Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Cream together sugar and shortening.
2. 2
   Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
3. 3
   Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl and stir together.
4. 4
   Reserve a small amount of the flour mixture and mix in the nuts.
5. 5
   Combine orange juice and vanilla extract.
6. 6
   Add flour mixture and juice mixture alternately to creamed mixture, starting and ending with flour mixture.
7. 7
   (I do flour-liquid-flour-liquid-flour).
8. 8
   Stir in floured nuts.
9. 9
   Pour batter into a greased and floured loaf pan and bake in a preheated 350F oven about 50 minutes, or until tester inserted in center comes out clean.