Candied Fruit Bread

This old family recipe for Christmas fruit bread is not as heavy as a traditional fruitcake, nor nearly as dense. Serve it plain or lightly toasted.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 344 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons chopped candied cherries
• 2 tablespoons chopped candied lemon peel
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 cup chopped pecans
• 0.25 cup currants
• 0.25 cup chopped blanched almonds
• 0.25 cup chopped candied citron

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Whisk eggs in a medium bowl. Mix in milk and melted butter until well combined.

Step 3

Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. Stir in sugar, pecans, almonds, citron, currants, cherries, and lemon peel until well combined. Add wet ingredients and stir just enough to blend. Pour batter into a generously greased 8x4-inch loaf pan. Let stand for 20 minutes.

Step 4

Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn out onto a wire rack; let cool for 3 hours before slicing.