Description
This is a great bread for tea at Christmas time when you don’t like to make fruitcake. It is an old recipe that belonged to my mother, and really good.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup chopped candied citron
- ¼ cup currants
- 2 tablespoons chopped candied cherries
- 2 tablespoons chopped candied lemon peel
- ¼ cup chopped blanched almonds
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Grease an 8×5-inch loaf tin thoroughly. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Beat eggs in a medium bowl. Add milk and melted butter; mix well.
- Sift together flour
- baking powder
- salt
- and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. Add sugar
- prepared fruits and nuts
- and mix well. Add egg mixture to fruit and nut mixture
- stirring just enough to blend. Pour batter into the greased loaf tin. Let stand for 20 minutes.
- Place pan in center of oven on middle rack. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes. Turn out on wire rack
- and allow to cool for several hours before slicing.
Servings: 6