Bran Cake Recipe

• 1 cup lukewarm Milk
• 1 cake compressed Yeast
• ½ pound sifted Pastry Flour
• ½ cup Vegetable Shortening
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 cups Bran
• ½ cup Raisins
• ½ cup dried Currants
• ½ cup Walnuts (chopped)
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

• Dissolve the yeast in warm milk.
• Gradually add flour, whisking to mix well. Keep it in a warm place to rise.
• Boil the raisins and currants in little water for 1 minute and drain.
• Whisk together shortening and sugar until creamy.
• Beat in the egg until stiff. Add this mixture to flour mixture and whisk to uniformly combine.
• Stir in the raisins, currants, and nuts and pour into a buttered pan.
• Keep at a warm place to rise about ½-inch and bake for 55-60 minutes in an oven at 350 degree F.