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| Dried Fruit Bread |
In my last post I gave
you some recipes for savory batter breads and today I would like to give you a
recipe for a sweet version. This one
makes a great loaf to take to a cottage for a tasty breakfast. I have served it with coffee and tea to my
book club.
Time to Prepare 15 min.
Total time to Make 3
hours
Makes one loaf
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground
cinnamon or cardamom
1 package fast-acting
dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
1 1/4 cups very warm
water
1/4 cup butter or
margarine, melted
1 egg
1 cup diced dried fruit
and raisin mixture
Glaze
1/2 cup icing sugar
Dash of vanilla
2 to 3 teaspoons milk
1. Spray
bottom and sides of 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
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| Batter before rising |
2. In
large bowl, mix 2 cups of the flour, the granulated sugar, salt, cinnamon and
yeast. Add water, butter and egg. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed 3
minutes, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in dried fruit and remaining 1 cup
flour to make a stiff batter.
3. Spread
batter in pan; pat into shape with floured hands. Cover loosely with a clean
tea towel; let rise in warm place 45 to 60 minutes or until doubled in size.
4. Heat
oven to 375°F. Remove tea towel. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until loaf sounds
hollow when tapped. Immediately remove from pan and place top side up on
cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
5. In
small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.
Drizzle glaze over top of loaf.
Makes 1 loaf (16 slices)
Enjoy this loaf the next time you get away to the cottage this summer
Margaret Ann RD
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