Mom's Cinnamon Loaf on Mother's Day

It felt odd this year to not be looking at the Mother's Day cards - no gifts to buy, no packages to send - it has been nine months since Mom passed away and eight   months for my mother in law.... 

But, when your kids are home for the weekend, well, that's just about perfect!

  

Darcy, Carla and her beau - Darcy! 

In honor of Mom, I decided to make her cinnmaon loaf recipe - from her recipe box.  Mom was such a great baker -I'm sure she often had baking disasters like we all do but I can only remember everything tasted so delicious!   I really should be making more of her recipes...

It's in there somewhere..

I used her Colonial Mist bowls, that's Pyrex, for those who don't know!

Cinnamon Loaf

1/2 c. margarine(the recipe called for shortening, I substituted)

1 c. white sugar

2 eggs

2 c. flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 c. sour milk ( I used buttermilk because I had some)

Cream margarine and sugar, add eggs.  In another bowl, mix together the flour, b. soda, b. powder and salt.  Add flour mixture and milk alternately to creamed mixture.

In small bowl mix - 

3 tbsp. white sugar

1 tbsp. cinnamon.

Grease 9 x 5 loaf pan.  Cover bottom with batter, spoon 1/4 of cinnamon mixture, add more batter, more cinnamon mixture, remainder of batter and remainder of cinnamon.  Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Wouldn't you like to have a bite of this loaf??    I'm linking this great recipe up with Scrumptious Sunday Recipe Link Party ,  the Creative Bloggers Party at Homemaker on a Dime and the party at Melt in Your Mouth Monday

I'll miss Mom always.....