Thanksgiving

Fruit and Nut Loaves is for Dessert.

Fruit and Nut Loaves takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Fruit and Nut Loaves takes 40 minutes to cook.

Fruit and Nut Loaves makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Fruit and Nut Loaves are:

1 cup dried apricots halved
1 cup pitted dates chopped
1 cup raisins or sultanas
1 cup walnut pieces, or pecans
2 cups orange juice
1 teaspoon biocarbonate of soda
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups self raising flour
1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon (1 tablespoon)
1 teaspoon ground ginger (1/2 tablespoon)

Here is how you make Fruit and Nut Loaves:

1. Preheat oven to moderate, 180C. Lightly grease and line two 10 x 20 cm loaf pans with baking paper.2. In a medium saucepan, combine the dried fruit, walnuts and juice. Stir over a low heat until simmering. Cook 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally until liquid has almost been absorbed. Stir in bicarbonate of soda.3. Put sugar, flour, cinnamon and ginger into a bowl and mix together and then pour this into the fruit mixture with two eggs. Stir together and when mixed spoon evenly into pans.4. Bake 30-35 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serve loaves sliced, at room temperature, or toasted and spread with butter.Serving Size:?2 loaves, 8 slices each loaf

The nutritional information for Fruit and Nut Loaves is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 168.0

• Total Fat: 4.2 g
• Cholesterol: 13.6 mg
• Sodium: 9.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 2.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Fruit and Nut Loaves is Lactose Free