Pecan Loaves

Ingredients

1 1/2 c sifted all-purpose flour
1 tb baking powder
1 ts salt
1/2 ts mace
1/2 ts nutmeg
3/4 c brown sugar
1 c pecans
1 1/2 c quaker oats
1 3/8 c milk
1 egg
1/4 c vegetable oil

Instructions

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and spices into bowl. Stir in sugar, pecans and oats. Add remaining ingredients; stir only until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour batter into 3 greased empty cans, about 2 cup capacity. Bake in preheated moderate oven (350 F.) about 50 minutes. Loosen edges; remove from cans immediately; cool thoroughly. Wrap cooled bread and store one day before slicing. NOTE: For variety, use 1 cup chopped pitted dates or prunes in place of pecans in above recipe.