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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Texas Brazil Nut Fruitcake

Ingredients

  • Servings: 3
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 pound brazil nuts
  • 1 pound chopped walnuts
  • 1 pound pecan halves
  • 1 pound red candied cherries
  • 1 pound green candied cherries
  • 2 pounds pitted dates

Recipe

  • preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease three 9x5 inch loaf pans, line them with parchment paper, and grease the paper.
  • beat eggs, salt and vanilla together until very light and lemon colored. add sugar, 1 cup of the flour and 2 teaspoons baking powder. put brazil nuts, walnuts, pecans, red and green cherries into a large bowl. dust with the remaining 1/2 cup flour. then add the egg and sugar mixture. this is a very stiff mixture. mix with hands.
  • press into 3 - 9x5 inch loaf pans which you have lined with parchment paper and have greased both pan and paper. bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).

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