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Fruit Cake Bread

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A festive and moist fruit bread packed with dried apricots, dates, and chopped pecans. Infused with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, along with orange zest and concentrate. This loaf is perfect for holiday baking or a sweet breakfast treat.
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 16
Calories: 1162.3
Dietary: Vegan, Vegetarian
Description
A festive and moist fruit bread packed with dried apricots, dates, and chopped pecans. Infused with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, along with orange zest and concentrate. This loaf is perfect for holiday baking or a sweet breakfast treat.
Ingredients
  • 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
Directions
  1. 1
    Pre-heat oven to 300F (149C).
  2. 2
    Lightly oil a 1 1/2 quart loaf pan & set aside.
  3. 3
    Whisk together the flour, spices, peel, baking powder, soda & salt.
  4. 4
    In a in a food processor or blender, blend together the orange juice, apple sauce, oil & vanilla.
  5. 5
    Combine the wet with the dry ingredients.
  6. 6
    Stir until the mixture is just combined.
  7. 7
    Fold in the nuts & add the dried fruit.
  8. 8
    Pour batter into the loaf pan &
  9. 9
    bake until a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours.
  10. 10
    Cool on a wore rack.
  11. 11
    "Vegetarian Gourmet", Winter 1995

Nutrition Facts

Servings 16

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1162.3kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 51.5g80%
Saturated Fat 6.2g31%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 2617.8mg110%
Total Carbohydrate 163.3g55%
Dietary Fiber 15.0g60%
Sugars 55.4g
Protein 21.7g44%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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