*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                              Fruechte Brot

Recipe By     : Funk Uhr magazine
Serving Size  : 20   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cyberealm                        Breads

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  27       oz           Dried pears
   3 1/2   oz           Apricots
   3 1/2   oz           Dried pitted plums
   2 2/3   oz           Dried oranges -- cubed
   3 1/2   oz           Dries dates
   6       oz           Walnuts
   1 1/8   oz           Yeast
   3 1/2   oz           Sugar
   2       tb           Butter
   2 1/8   lb           Flour
   1       ts           Salt
   3 1/2   oz           Raisins
     1/2   ts           Orange zest -- grated
   1       ts           Cinnamon
   2       tb           Cherry liquor (Kirschwasser)
     1/2   ts           Ground cloves
     1/2   ts           Ginger powder
   1       ts           Cardamom powder
     1/2   c            Water -- warm
                        Powdered sugar

  Cube the pears, apricots, oranges, and figs.

  Chop the walnuts.

  Break up the yeast and mix with 1 ts sugar and the lukewarm water
  and cover it and let stand on a warm place for 10 minutes.

  Melt the butter and mix with salt and flour; add the yeast, mix and
  knead, cover, and let it rise on a warm place until doubled in
  size.

  Mix raisins, sugar, grated lemon zest, cinnamon, cloves, ginger,
  cardamom, and the dried fruits and the nuts; knead them into dough.

  Form a loaf and put onto a waxpaper covered cookie sheet.

  Preheat oven to 200°C and bake for 75 minutes.

  When cool sprinkle with a little powdered sugar.

  Translated by: Brigitte Sealing
 

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