Excellent Holiday Fruitcake Recipe

Excellent Holiday Fruitcake Recipe

Yield: 16 Servings
Recipe by luhu.jp

Ingredients:
1 lbs: Raisins,
1 1/3 cup: Water,
1 1/2 cup: Sugar,
1/4 cup: Shortening,
2 1/2 cup: Flour,
1 tsp: Salt,
1/2 tsp: Cloves, ground
1/2 tsp: Nutmeg, ground
1/2 tsp: Allspice,
1 tsp: Cinnamon,
1 tsp: Baking soda,
1 tsp: Baking powder,
1 tsp: Salt,
1/2 cup: Chopped walnuts,
1 lbs: Holiday fruit,
2: Eggs,

Directions:

1. In a medium sized saucepan, combine the sugar, raisins and water,
and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. (Note, you may substitute
3/4 cup light brown sugar and 3/4 cup granulated sugar; you may also
substitute 1 cup of water and 1/3 cup light rum).

2. Meanwhile, while the raisin mixture is boiling, add
1/4 cup short- ening.

3. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, spices, soda and powder. Mix
well, and add the holiday fruit and nuts.

4. In a small bowl, beat the eggs well. When the raisin mixture has
boiled for 5 minutes, QUICKLY add the egg mixture to the raisin
mixture and then QUICKLY add all to the flour mixture and blend well.

5. Pour into a lightly greased tube pan and bake at 300F for 1 1/2
hours.

6. Cool completely.

Source: Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY Typed for you by:
Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS, Watertown, NY 1993 315-785-8098 or
315-786-1120


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