Apple Fruitcake
If you have about 1 hour and 30 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Apple Fruitcake might be an outstanding dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. For 73 cents per serving, you get If you have tart apples, apricots, vanillan extract, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. ... Not Like American Fruitcake), and Fruktkaka (Swedish Fruitcake .... Not Like American Fruitcake).
Instructions
In a small bowl, combine apples and orange juice; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla until well blended.
Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and nutmeg; add to sugar mixture just until blended. Fold in the cherries, apricots, walnuts and apple mixture.
Transfer to a greased and floured 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan.
Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Cut with a serrated knife.
Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti
Fruit Cake works really well with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.
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NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry
Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "