Italian Burgundy Wine Sweet Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups raisins
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 4 cups sifted flour
• 4 teaspoons cocoa
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 1/2 cups burgundy wine
• 2 cups chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 place raisins in cold water and bring to boil, then drain.
• 2 measure raisins after draining.
• 3 cream butter, sugar and shortening.
• 4 beat in eggs one at a time.
• 5 add sifted dry ingredients alternately with wine.
• 6 (batter will turn a grayish color- no problem, it looks normal when baked).
• 7 stir in raisins and nuts.
• 8 bake in 3 greased and floured 9x5x3 loaf pans at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
• 9 cool in pans 10 minutes before turning out to cool on wire racks.
• 10 just before serving, sift powdered sugar over top of bread.
• 11 note: i like to bake these in mini foil pans (cooking time will need to be adjusted) and use them as a part of my cookie tray to give to friends at christmas.