Carolyn's Holiday Fruit Bread

SUBMITTED BY: Nicole

"This is an old Victorian recipe intended to use up all the uneaten canned fruit in the pantry. It's lovely around Christmas time, and always great for holiday gifts. If desired, frost with cream cheese frosting or a lemon glaze."

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PREP TIME	20 Min
COOK TIME	55 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 20 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup quick cooking oats
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups applesauce
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup black raisins

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 8x4 inch loaf pan.
Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves together in a large bowl. Stir in the oats. Beat the butter, sugar, and vanilla together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs until well blended. Mix in the applesauce, walnuts, and raisins. Stir in the flour mixture just until moistened. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
Bake in preheated oven until a knife inserted in middle comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Take care not to overbake. Cool 5 minutes in pan before turning out on a rack to cool completely.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2007 by MATURTLE

Delicious! I followed the recipe exactly and it was perfect. Be sure your loaf pan is big... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2007 by Laurie P.

YUMMY! I added a little candied fruit and it came out like a mini fruitcake, but not as heavy... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2007 by ICE

Great tasting treat! I made 1/2 batch and put into two 2.5 x 5 in. foil pans. Gave one... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2007 by BERNGIRL

Very very good. Not too sweet and very moist! Definately would make it again. MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2008 by ALEXI54

This bread is just what I was looking for: fruit bread (or cake) with dried, not candied,... MORE

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Nicole

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA
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