ORANGE NUT BREAD

It seems extremely likely that this is the recipe for the orange-pecan muffins served at the much-missed Potpourri restaurant (which was in D.H. Holmes department store, then in Dillard's.) It is from a 1984 cookbook published by D.H. Holmes.

Orange-nut bread or muffins

3 cups sifted flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

4 tablespoons grated orange rind

1 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

1/4 cup orange juice

1 1/4 cups milk

2 tablespoons melted shortening

1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Have all ingredients at room temperature. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour, baking powder, orange rind and sugar. In another bowl, combine egg, orange juice, milk and shortening and mix well. Then combine with dry ingredients, mixing quickly until barely blended. Fold in nuts.

Bake in two greased 8-by-4-inch loaf pans for about 50 to 60 minutes. Or bake in greased muffin tins for 25 to 30 minutes.