Cumin Quick Bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons double-acting baking powder
• 4 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil

Directions

1. 1

   In a large bowl stir together the flour, the sugar, the baking powder, the ground cumin, the cumin seed, the mustard, and the salt.

2. 2

   In a bowl whisk together the eggs, the milk, and the oil and stir the mixture into the flour mixture, stirring the batter until it is just moistened.

3. 3

   Pour the batter into a well-buttered loaf pan, 11 by 4 1/2 by 2 3/4 inches, or 9 by 5 by 3 inches, and b it in the middle of a preheated 350°F oven for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.

4. 4

   Let the bread cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes, turn it out onto the rack, and let cool completely.