Southern Fruitcake

Name: Southern Fruitcake
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 237 milliliters peach or apricot nectar, divided; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 237 milliliters packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 237 milliliters chopped dried peaches or apricots; 5 eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, divided; 237 milliliters golden raisins; 1 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 118 milliliters honey; 59 milliliters milk; 946 milliliters chopped pecans; 237 milliliters chopped candied pineapple; 1 teaspoons salt

Southern Fruitcake might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. This dessert has 251 calories, 3g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 32. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. Head to the store and pick up candied pineapple, flour, peaches, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Grease and flour two 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans. Line the bottoms with waxed paper; grease and flour the paper. Set aside.

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All Purpose Flour

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Loaf Pan

Combine the pecans, pineapple, peaches, raisins and 1/2 cup flour; set aside.

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Pineapple

Peach

Raisins

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar; add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

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Butter

Cream

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Add 1/2 cup peach nectar, honey and milk; beat well (mixture will appear curdled).

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Peach Nectar

Honey

Milk

Combine cinnamon, baking powder, salt, allspice and remaining flour; add to the creamed mixture and mix well.

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Salt

Add pecan mixture; stir well.

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Pecans

Pour into prepared pans.

Bake at 325° for 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes.

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With a skewer, poke holes in the loaves. Spoon remaining nectar over loaves.

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Nectar

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Let stand for 10 minutes; remove from pans to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool place. Slice and bring to room temperature before serving.

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Servings:

237milliliters

peach or apricot nectar, divided 1teaspoons

baking powder 237milliliters

packed brown sugar 237milliliters

butter, softened 237milliliters

chopped dried peaches or apricots 5

eggs 473milliliters

all-purpose flour, divided 237milliliters

golden raisins 1teaspoons

ground allspice 1teaspoon

ground cinnamon 118milliliters

honey 59milliliters

milk 946milliliters

chopped pecans 237milliliters

chopped candied pineapple 1teaspoons

salt

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try RELAX Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 10 dollars per bottle.