Fruit Loaf

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Red and green candied cherries
1/4 cup	59ml	Nuts
1/4 cup	27g / 1oz	Mixed peel
1 3/4 cups	109g / 3.8oz	Flour - sifted
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking powder
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar - white
2		Eggs
1/3 cup	78ml	Milk
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Vanilla
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Almond extract
6 teaspoons	30ml	Shortening - melted

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 450F.

Cut cherries into quarters, add to nuts and mixed peel.

Measure flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into sifter. Sift. Beat eggs till light and fluffy. Add in milk, vanilla, almond extract and shortening.

Add fruit to flour and mix well. Make hole in dry ingredients and egg mixture.

Bake in greased loaf pan, lined with wax paper 35 minutes at 350F. One of mom's recipes, originally came from a neighbor from Newfoundland.

It packs well for lunches and is not too sweet or crumbly. It can be spread with jam and served for teatime.

Source:
Cooking Light, May 1995, page 132

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