Fruit cake bread

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Contents 1 Description 2 Ingredients 3 Directions 4 See also

[edit] Description

[edit] Ingredients

• 2 cup All purpose flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp orange peel, grated
• 1/2 tsp mace
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup orange concentrate, thawed
• 1/2 cup Apple sauce
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup dried apricots, chopped
• 1 cup dates, chopped

[edit] Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 300°F.
   
2. Lightly oil a 1 1⁄2 quart loaf pan & set aside.
   
3. Whisk together the flour, spices, peel, baking powder, soda & salt.
   
4. In a in a food processor or blender, blend together the orange juice, Apple sauce, oil & vanilla.
   
5. Combine the wet with the dry ingredients.
   
6. Stir until the mixture is just combined.
   
7. Fold in the nuts & add the dried fruit.
   
8. Pour batter into the loaf pan & bake until a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean, about 1 1⁄2 hours.
   
9. Cool on a wore rack.

[edit] See also