fruitcake, my take on alton brown's

Name: Fruitcake, my take on Alton Brown's
Ingredients: ## MIX AND SOAK OVERNIGHT; 1 cup(s) golden raisins; 1 cup(s) regular raisins; 1 - 5 oz bag sunsweet antioxident blend dried fruit includes blueberries, cranberries, cherries and plums; 1/2 cup(s) chopped dried pineapple (sunsweet); - zest of one lemon and one orange; 1/4 cup(s) candied ginger.... *i didn't use this.; 8 ounce(s) golden rum; ## NEXT DAY; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 1/4 stick(s) butter; 1 cup(s) unfiltered apple juice; 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon(s) allspice ground; 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) ground ginger; ## DRY INGREDIENTS; 1 3/4 cup(s) ap flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 - eggs; ## ADD IN; 1/2 cup(s) toasted pecans, broken; ## EXTRAS!; - brandy for spritzing

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Georgane Vann

Clifton, TX

Updated on Dec 6, 2011

I have never liked fruitcake but saw this the other day and decided I might try it. My main complaint about fruit cake is the radioactive candied fruits used in them. This one uses naturally dried fruits. I made a few changes. I didn't want to use apricots so I used dried pineapple instead and couldn't find currents so I used regular raisins instead. Update. I tasted the fruit cake. Really delicious. Soft and moist, loaded with fruit. I'm glad I used the pineapple rather than the apricots. Also one note I wish that I had added more pecans.

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MIX AND SOAK OVERNIGHT
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup regular raisins
1 - 5 oz bag sunsweet antioxident blend dried fruit includes blueberries, cranberries, cherries and plums
1/2 cup chopped dried pineapple (sunsweet)
- zest of one lemon and one orange
1/4 cup candied ginger.... *i didn't use this.
8 ounces golden rum
NEXT DAY
1 cup sugar
1 1/4 sticks butter
1 cup unfiltered apple juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice ground
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
DRY INGREDIENTS
1 3/4 cups ap flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 - eggs
ADD IN
1/2 cup toasted pecans, broken
EXTRAS!
- brandy for spritzing

How To Make fruitcake, my take on alton brown's

Step 1

You should have 4 cups of fruit by the time you add in all the dried fruits. I went on and put in a stainless steel sauce pan and stirred in the rum. sealed with a piece of Press and Seal to keep the alcohol from evaporating. Stirring occasionally to keep all the fruit wet. leave over night

Step 2

Preheat oven to 325 f. The next day add the "Next Day" ingredients and bring up to a boil then turn down to a simmer for 15 minutes. Let cool to room temp before mixing in with the dry ingredients.
Step 3

Add dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl and stir in quickly all the fruit mixture. Blend well then add the eggs one at a time incorporating in really good. Add the nuts and stir well.
Step 4

Spoon into a 10 inch non-stick loaf pan and bak for one hour. The tooth pick test: if it's not clean bake another 10 minutes I used 6 inch paper crumb cake cups that I got from Amazon. It made 11 of those putting in 2 ice cream scoops of batter in each one. Cooked them for 40 minutes give or take. cool on a rack. then baste with brandy, When it is completely cool wrap tightly and spritz every couple of days with the brandy over the course of about 2 weeks. This size is great for gifting.
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