Friendship Bread

This is an easy recipe that makes a terrific gift and a tasty treat.

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

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine oil, sugar, vanilla, eggs, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add flour, milk, soda, pudding, and baking powder. Mix well.
3. Prepare a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Grease 2 large loaf pans. We choose to do one large loaf and 4 mini loafs. Put some of the cinnamon sugar mixture on the bottom of each pan. 4. Pour bread mixture into pans and sprinkle with any leftover cinnamon and sugar. Bake for one hour. 5. Cool on a wirerack. While this bread is delicious warm or cold we absolutely love it while it is fresh from the oven with apple butter.

Happy baking,
Sunny & Star