Christmas Fruit Bread
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
55 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
If you’re looking for a Christmas fruit bread that is actually light, moist, and delicious, then you’re going to love what I have for you today! Forget the heavy, rock-hard fruitcakes of the past. This recipe uses a secret ingredient with creamed cottage cheese to create a tender crumb that everyone will actually want to eat!
Course:
Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
breakfast bread, candied fruit, christmas fruit bread, cottage cheese baking, fruit bread, holiday baking, quick bread
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder leveled
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup diced assorted candied pineapple
- ½ cup whole candied red cherries
- 1/3 cup softened butter
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons of orange extract
- ½ cups of firmly packed brown sugar light or dark
- 1 cup creamed cottage cheese +1 tablespoon
Instructions
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You will need to resift the flour with baking powder and salt into your mixing bowl.
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Stir in the candied fruits and cherries next.
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In a separate mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar until fluffy.
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Beat in one egg at a time to the creamed mixture.
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Stir in the orange extract and cottage cheese to that creamed mixture.
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Add the flour-fruit mixture next, stir only until the dry ingredients are moistened. This is an extremely thick batter.
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Spoon into a well-greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
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Bake in a 350-degree oven for about 55-60 minutes, depending on how your oven is regulated. Test with a cake tester, slender knife or a toothpick to see if anything sticks for determining doneness.
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Let cool in the pan for about eight minutes before attempting to remove.
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ENJOY!