Fruit Cake Breadchristmas, desserts, fruits 2 cup all purpose flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon orange peel, grated 1/2 teaspoon mace 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup orange concentrate, thawed 1/2 cup apple sauce 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped 1 cup dried apricots, chopped 1 cup dates, chopped Pre-heat oven to 300F. Lightly oil a 1 1/2 quart loaf pan & set aside. Whisk together the flour, spices, peel, baking powder, soda & salt. In a in a food processor or blender, blend together the orange juice, apple sauce, oil & vanilla. Combine the wet with the dry ingredients. Stir until the mixture is just combined. Fold in the nuts & add the dried fruit. Pour batter into the loaf pan & bake until a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool on a wore rack. "Vegetarian Gourmet", Winter 1995 |
