{"id":734,"date":"2009-11-11T09:13:19","date_gmt":"2009-11-11T13:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=734"},"modified":"2009-11-11T09:13:19","modified_gmt":"2009-11-11T13:13:19","slug":"thankful-for-family-and-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=734","title":{"rendered":"Thankful for family and tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fruitcake<\/a> <\/p>\n

This particular post is dedicated to my brother, Bruce.<\/p>\n

In fact, it is his idea.  Almost his idea.<\/p>\n

I didn’t even know for sure that he read my blog.<\/p>\n

But when I spoke with him last he asked me to do a blog on making fruitcake.<\/p>\n

That’s right.  Fruitcake.<\/p>\n

My family likes fruitcake.<\/p>\n

Our mother had a great recipe that is chockful of nuts and candied fruit.<\/p>\n

No raisins or dried apple slices or spices.<\/p>\n

Fruit and nuts.<\/p>\n

My mom would make it in early November and wrap it in cheesecloth soaked in brandy until Christmas.  So it is fruity and nutty and a little boozey.<\/p>\n

The recipe – typical of ALL of my mother’s recipe is basically a list of ingredients with  temperature and baking times tacked on the end.<\/p>\n

Fruitcake:<\/p>\n

2 cups flour<\/p>\n

1 3\/4 cup sugar<\/p>\n

1 tsp. baking powder<\/p>\n

1 pint marachino cherries<\/p>\n

1\/2 lb. candied pineapple<\/p>\n

1 lb. dates<\/p>\n

1\/2 lbs pecans<\/p>\n

1\/2 lbs. walnuts<\/p>\n

1 lb. candied fruit mix<\/p>\n

5 eggs, beaten<\/p>\n

BAKE at 250 degrees F for 2 1\/2  to  3 hours<\/p>\n

I love looking at all my recipe files.  It is almost like visiting with Robin and my mom when I read their notes and recipe’s.<\/p>\n

\"Fruitcake<\/a> and getting together is a good reason  – so gather up your ingredients.<\/p>\n

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\"Fruitcake<\/a> <\/p>\n

Just smell the deep and festive mix of  fruit and nuts!   \"Fruitcake<\/a> <\/p>\n

CLOSE UP!!!<\/p>\n

\"Fruitcake<\/a><\/p>\n

Add flour, sugar and baking powder and stir until all of the flour and sugar is incorporated.<\/p>\n

\"Fruitcake<\/a>  <\/p>\n

This smells so good!<\/p>\n

\"Fruitcake<\/a> <\/p>\n

add beaten eggs  to mixture  and stir well.<\/p>\n

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\"Fruitcake<\/a> <\/p>\n

The dough is thick and looks very sticky.<\/p>\n

\"Fruitcake<\/a><\/p>\n

Grease pans liberally and use wax or parchment paper to keep mixture from sticking to sides of your pan.<\/p>\n

\"Fruitcake<\/a> <\/p>\n

Now you can decorate the cakes, using candied pineapple and the red and green glacee cherries.  Cut the green pineapple into leaf shapes and the red into petals- pop some cherries in for the centers and you have bright and happy little fruitcakes!<\/p>\n

\"Fruitcake<\/a> \"Fruitcake<\/a> <\/p>\n

You can make them in smaller sizes or in a large loaf pan- just make sure that you use parchment or wax paper and lots of Pam to keep them from sticking.<\/p>\n

\"Fruitcake<\/a> And then after you have baked them at a low temp (for the smaller cakes- bake them less time but not less than 45 minutes.  They get darker, but what you are looking for is a fairly firm texture.)<\/p>\n

In my family-fruitcake is always a treat.<\/p>\n

I like the mug- but if you like nuts and fruit- you will like <\/strike>love this cake!<\/p>\n

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