Orange-Mince Ring

• 1/4 c. chopped California walnuts
• 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 2/3 c. sugar
• 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs
• 3 Tbsp. salad oil
• 1 1/3 c. prepared mincemeat
• 2 tsp. grated orange rind

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Grease 1 1/2-quart ring mold; sprinkle walnuts over bottom.
3. Measure flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
4. Stir lightly with fork to mix.
5. Beat eggs until blended in a medium size bowl; stir in salad oil, mincemeat and orange rind.
6. Add all at once to flour mixture.
7. Stir until mixture is evenly moist.
8. Spoon over walnuts in mold; level top. Bake 45 minutes or until golden and a cake tester inserted near center comes out clean.
9. Cool loaf in mold on wire rack 10 minutes; turn out onto rack and cool.
10. For easy, neat slicing, wrap loaf tightly in transparent wrap or foil and let stand overnight.
11. Yield:
12. 1 eight-inch ring.

california walnuts, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, eggs, salad oil, prepared mincemeat, orange rind

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=688048 (may not work)