Pineapple Nut Bread

Mom doesn't even remember where she got this recipe. It was years ago and she's slept since then.

PINEAPPLE NUT BREAD
Bread:
1¾ cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup raisins
¾ cup chopped nuts
¾ cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
1 8.5 oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained

Topping:
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5x3" loaf pan. Sift dry ingredients; set aside. Plump raisins in a little hot water, drain and set aside. Beat sugar and butter together, beat in eggs, add raisins and nuts. Add half the flour mixture, then add pineapple. Add rest of flour. Spoon into prepared loaf pan. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over loaf. Bake 60 minutes; turn onto rack to cool.

Makes 1 delicious loaf.

Contributor: Karin Buck