No-Candied-Fruit Fruitcake
If you have about 2 hours to spend in the kitchen, No-Candied-Fruit Fruitcake might be an excellent dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. This recipe serves 32. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 294 calories. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt, orange juice, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a reasonably priced dessert. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe.
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients.
Add pecans, cherries, pineapple and dates; toss to coat. Beat eggs and orange juice; add to fruit mixture and mix well. Line two 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans with foil and grease the foil.
Pour fruit mixture into pans and press down.
Bake at 300° for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans.
Brush with corn syrup; cool completely.
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.
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"". "