Quick Moist Fruit Loaf
photo by mliss29
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup raisins (or any combo mixed fruit)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 7 packets sugar substitute or 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon (or to taste)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce
directions
- Spray 9x5 inch loaf pan with non stick pan spray.
- Dust lightly with flour.
- Combine raisins with water.
- Set aside for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add raisins and liquid, egg, vanilla and unsweetened applesauce.
- Mix until just moistened.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and firm to touch.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Cool on rack.
- Serve warm or slice and toast.
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Reviews
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This is the first thing I have ever baked in my entire life and I absolutely love it. You won't confuse it for a high-fat bread but the taste is very good and the fruit is delicious. It took about 38-40 minutes to bake. I added whole eggs, baking powder and baking soda, salt, real sugar, molasses, and lemon juice. It doesn't rise that much but the smell is wonderful and it tasted so good I just ate three slices fresh from the oven. Next time I make this I am going to add nuts as well. Walnuts would go wonderfully with this. I could see myself making this on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Even with the real sugar (only 34 grams of sugar or 3 tablespoons) and the whole eggs it is very healthy.
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Delicious. Tweeked a bit since had to substitute butter for applesauce, but will make applesauce for next time. Used sultanas and apricots which I soaked in rum - hadn't realised til second read through that the liquid went in the loaf. It didn't rise but now I see I omitted salt which is essential. Will make it again. Added molasses as suggested by Roosie - delicious.
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I made this for Christmas gifts this year instead of bags of cookies. (Trying to be a different kind of nice to people.) I used 1/3 c each of chopped dates, golden raisins, and cut-up apricots; King Arthur's WHITE whole wheat flour (who knew there was such a thing?); and 3 Tablespoons plain ol' sugar. And I divided the recipe into 3 petite bread pans cooked for 25 minutes. It was VERY good! I'll definitely make it again next year. And I might try to experiment with dried cranberries and orange zest/juice. Thank you!
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Tweaks
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Delicious. Tweeked a bit since had to substitute butter for applesauce, but will make applesauce for next time. Used sultanas and apricots which I soaked in rum - hadn't realised til second read through that the liquid went in the loaf. It didn't rise but now I see I omitted salt which is essential. Will make it again. Added molasses as suggested by Roosie - delicious.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
nomnom
Wilmington, Delaware
I graduated from the University of Delaware's HRIM program in '06.
Been several years since I was last active and experimenting, but I'm coming back into it.
I used to be vegetarian (even had a touch of the veganism), and I still love me my veggies, but I also love me my meat. I will never stop liking tofu no matter what. Don't knock until you try it cooked PROPERLY. Tofu is so easy to mess up.