Fruit Cake Bread

== Ingredients ==
* 2 cups all purpose flour
* 1 tsp cinnamon
* 1 tsp nutmeg
* 1 tsp allspice
* 1 tsp orange peel, grated
* ½ tsp mace
* 1 tsp baking powder
* ½ tsp baking soda
* ½ tsp salt
* 1 cup orange concentrate, thawed
* ½ cup apple sauce
* ⅓ cup vegetable oil
* 1 tsp vanilla
* ¾ cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
* 1 cup dried apricots, chopped
* 1 cup dates, chopped
== Directions ==
# Pre-heat oven to 300°F.
# Lightly oil a 1½ quart loaf pan and set aside.
# Whisk together the flour, spices, peel, baking powder, soda and salt.
# In a in a food processor or blender, blend together the orange juice, apple sauce, oil and vanilla.
# Combine the wet with the dry ingredients.
# Stir until the mixture is just combined.
# Fold in the nuts and add the dried fruit.
# Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake until a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean, about 1½ hours.
# Cool on a wore rack.
Category:Christmas Breads
Category:Cake Recipes
Category:Applesauce Recipes
Category:Dates Recipes
Category:Dried apricot Recipes
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Category:Orange peel Recipes
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