3 Cup Mixed Dried fruits
1 Cup butter
2 Cup packed brown sugar
5 eggs
3 Cups flour
1/2 Cup Molasses
½ Tsp. baking soda
½ Tsp. baking soda
½ Tsp. baking powder
1/4 Tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/4 Tsp. Ground clove
Note: For dried fruits you can use dried cranberries, candied citrus peel, candied cherries, dried currants, Optionally add chopped walnuts, sliced almonds. You mix and match according to your choice.
1/4 Tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/4 Tsp. Ground clove
1/4 Tsp. Ginger powder
1 Tsp. Vanilla extract
1 Cup cognac
Soak dried fruits in 1/2 cup cognac for 24 hours at room temperature. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Butter a big a loaf pan.
Add ½ cup of flour to mixed dried fruits . Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground spices. Cream the butter and the sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until fluffy. Whisk eggs in a separate bowl. Add the flour to sugar, butter mix in three parts in between add whisked eggs, molasses and 1/2 cup cognac. Fold the dried fruits into this batter gently. Pour it into the pan. Bake for about 1 hr 20 minutes. Let it seat in oven for 10 min after the oven is shut off. Then cool it on a rack. After an hour or so when its completely cooled down, sprinkle 1-2 Tbsp. cognac on it.You can serve immediately or store it in an airtight container for up to a week.
Soak dried fruits in 1/2 cup cognac for 24 hours at room temperature. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Butter a big a loaf pan.
Add ½ cup of flour to mixed dried fruits . Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground spices. Cream the butter and the sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until fluffy. Whisk eggs in a separate bowl. Add the flour to sugar, butter mix in three parts in between add whisked eggs, molasses and 1/2 cup cognac. Fold the dried fruits into this batter gently. Pour it into the pan. Bake for about 1 hr 20 minutes. Let it seat in oven for 10 min after the oven is shut off. Then cool it on a rack. After an hour or so when its completely cooled down, sprinkle 1-2 Tbsp. cognac on it.You can serve immediately or store it in an airtight container for up to a week.
Note: For dried fruits you can use dried cranberries, candied citrus peel, candied cherries, dried currants, Optionally add chopped walnuts, sliced almonds. You mix and match according to your choice.
