Fruitcake Loaves

Name: Fruitcake Loaves
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 227 grams Brazil nuts; 454 grams red candied cherries; 454 grams packages each) pitted dates, chopped; 4 eggs, separated; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 454 grams chopped candied pineapple; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 227 grams walnut halves

Fruitcake Loaves might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 24. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This dairy free and vegetarian recipe has 310 calories, 5g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. If you have dates, sugar, candied cherries, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the dates, pineapple, cherries and nuts.

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Pineapple

Cherries

Dates

Nuts

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Bowl

Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; stir into fruit mixture until well coated.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Fruit

Sugar

Salt

In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks until slightly thickened. In another bowl, beat egg whites and vanilla until stiff peaks form. With a spatula, stir a fourth of the egg whites into egg yolk mixture until no white streaks remain.

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Egg Whites

Egg Yolk

Vanilla

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Whisk

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Fold in remaining egg whites until combined.

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Egg Whites

Add to fruit mixture; gently fold until blended.

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Fruit

Pour into two well-greased and floured 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pans.

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Loaf Pan

Bake at 300° for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 20 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool dry place. Using a serrated knife, cut into slices.

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