Quick Celery-cheese Loaf Recipe

3 c Flour -- sifted
1/4 c Sugar
4 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
1/2 c Shortening
1 c Cheddar cheese -- shredded
1/4 ts Celery seed
1 1/4 c Milk
1 Eggs

Into large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With pastry blender, cut in shortening until coarse crumbs form. Stir in cheese and celery seed; set aside. In small bowl, mix milk and eggs until well blended. Add milk mixture to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened. Pour batter into greased and waxed paper-lined 9x5x3 loaf pan. Bake in 350 degree oven 50 to 60 minutes, or until loaf is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove; peel off waxed paper. Cool on rack. Makes 1 loaf.

Quick Cheddar Bread

3 3/4 c Unbleached flour
5 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/3 c Butter
2 1/2 c Cheddar; sharp
1 1/2 c Milk
2 ea Eggs; lg, slightly beaten

Combine the dry ingredients, then cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then add the cheddar cheese. Combine the milk and eggs then add the mixture to the cheddar mixture. Stir until just moistened, then spoon into a greased 9 X 5-inch loaf pan. Bake at 375 degrees F. hour. Remove from the pan immediately and let cool on a wire rack.