PINEAPPLE NUT LOAF

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup pecans or peanuts
1 egg
1/4 cup butter or shortening, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 (8 3/4 oz) can crushed pineapple

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Sift flour, soda, and salt into a bowl; set aside.

In covered container of blender, blend nuts at high speed until coarsely chopped. Stir into dry ingredients; set aside.

Add remaining ingredients to blender, except pineapple, and blend at low speed until smooth. Stir in undrained pineapple. Add to flour mixture; mix well. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes or until it tests done. Remove from pan and cool.

Adapted from source: The Gold Medal Blender Cookbook by Marie Roberson Hamm, 1971