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Ingredients

• ✓ citron peel
• sugar
• butter
• walnut
• candied cherry
• raisin
• egg
• margarine
• water
• milk
• clove
• mace
• nutmeg
• salt
• white sugar
• active dry yeast
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 In a saucepan, heat milk, water, and butter or margarine until warm.
2. 2 In large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, nutmeg, mace, and cloves; mix well. Stir in warm milk mixture and egg. Blend with an electric mixer at low speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed. By hand, stir in raisins, cherries, citron, nuts, and enough remaining flour to make a firm dough.
3. 3 Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, 5 to 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover. Let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
4. 4 Punch dough down. Shape into a round loaf, and place in a greased 2 quart casserole. Cover, and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Brush top of loaf with melted butter, and sprinkle lightly with 1 teaspoon sugar.
5. 5 Bake at 375 degrees F ( 190 degrees C) for 40 to 45 minutes, until deep golden brown. If too dark, cover loosely with foil last 5 to 10 minutes of baking. Cool.

By ELLENMARIE

Ingredients

• ✓ citron peel
• raisin
• candied pineapple
• candied cherry
• currant
• candied orange peel
• orange juice
• butter
• confectioners' sugar
• egg
• pecan
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Chop raisins, pineapple chunks, and cherries into smaller pieces and transfer to a large bowl.
2. 2 Add currants, orange peel, and citron peel to the bowl. Pour in orange juice, cover, and soak, 8 hours to overnight.
3. 3 Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Place a small pan of water on a lower shelf in the oven. Line one 5x9-inch loaf pan and two 3x8-inch loaf pans with parchment paper.
4. 4 Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until incorporated.
5. 5 Whisk egg yolks in a separate bowl until thick and pale in color. Add to the butter mixture and mix until incorporated. Mix in soaked fruit and orange juice mixture, then gradually mix in sifted flour.
6. 6 In another clean bowl, beat egg whites until peaks form. Fold egg whites into the batter. Fill each of the prepared pans 2/3 full with batter.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center, 2 to 2 ½ hours.

By Brenda