Fruit And Nut Loaf Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter/Margarine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Granulated Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 2 | |
| Milk | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla flavoring - 1 teaspoon | ||
| Almond flavoring - 1/2 teaspoon | ||
| All purpose flour | 2 1/8 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Fruits | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Raisins or currants - 3/4 cup | ||
| Almonds | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
Directions
1. Pre-heat an oven to 350ºF (180°C).
2. Apply butter or margarine on a 9x5x3 inch (23 x 12 x 7 cm) loaf pan.
MAKING
3. Using a hand blender, cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl. Add in eggs one at a time and whisk until smooth. Add in milk, vanilla and almond flavoring; and mix well.
4. In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add in fruit, raisins and nuts and mix.
5. Transfer all at once to butter-egg mixture. Mix all together until just moistened.
6. Transfer into loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.
7. Check the doneness with a toothpick. Cool for 10 minutes. Take away from pan to finish cooling on rack.
SERVING
8. Make slices and serve. Or wrap and store.
2. Apply butter or margarine on a 9x5x3 inch (23 x 12 x 7 cm) loaf pan.
MAKING
3. Using a hand blender, cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl. Add in eggs one at a time and whisk until smooth. Add in milk, vanilla and almond flavoring; and mix well.
4. In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add in fruit, raisins and nuts and mix.
5. Transfer all at once to butter-egg mixture. Mix all together until just moistened.
6. Transfer into loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.
7. Check the doneness with a toothpick. Cool for 10 minutes. Take away from pan to finish cooling on rack.
SERVING
8. Make slices and serve. Or wrap and store.
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