Friendship Bread Recipe

submitted by reader Jim Evans of Kensington, MD

Ingredients
1 cup of vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 3.4-ounce box instant vanilla pudding
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup chopped black walnuts (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine oil, sugar, vanilla, eggs, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add flour, milk, soda, pudding, baking powder, and walnuts, if desired. Mix well. Grease two large loaf pans and sprinkle with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. Pour in bread mixture and sprinkle any leftover sugar mixture on top. Bake for one hour.

Tips from the Test Kitchen
Tips From Our Test Kitchen: This moist bread is even better with a bit of icing drizzled over the top.

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