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Brandied Pear Fruitcake Recipe
Recipe Ingredients:
2 cup Snipped dried pears 1 1/2 cup (1/2 lb) raisins OR currants 3/4 cup Snipped dried figs 3/4 cup Chopped walnuts 2 cup Water 1/3 cup Brandy 1 tbsp Dry active yeast 1/4 cup Warm water 1/3 cup Vegetable oil 1/3 cup Sugar 3/4 tsp Ground cinnamon 3 3/4 cup To 4 cups whole wheat flour
Recipe Instructions:
SOURCE: Special Celebrations and Parties Cookbook by Betty Wedman, M.S., R.D., copyright 1989, ISBN #0-13-00421806. MM format by Ursula R. Taylor. Combine pears, raisins, figs, walnuts, 2 cups water, and brandy in a bowl. Let stand overnight or at least 3 hours. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add oil, sugar, and cinnamon. Blend in dried fruit and nut mixture. Stir in enough flour to make a still dough. Beat well. Spoon dough into a 10 inch tube pan or bundt pan. Let rise in a warm place for 1 to 1 1/2 hors, or until almost doubled in bulk. Bake in a 400~ oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan. When cooled thoroughly, wrap in foil and store at least 3 days before serving. Cake may be kept in an air tight container in a cool place for several weeks before use. Yield: 25 1 inch slices. Food Exchanges: 1 starch/bread + 1 fruit + 1 fat - per slice. Nutritional information per slice: 189 calories, 4 g Protein, 34 g Carbohydrate, 6 g Fat, 33 mg Sodium, 253 mg Potassium, 0 Cholesterol.
Servings: 25
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Important Note: This Brandied Pear Fruitcake
recipe was located in the public domain.It is suitable' for
diabetics and low carb diets solely because someone, somewhere,
decided to publish them as such. I am not qualified in medicine
or nutrition, so please use your own common sense when deciding
which are appropriate for your particular diet.
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