Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 4 cups raisins, golden
- 1/2 cup chopped citron
- 1/2 cup cherry, candied (chopped)
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- Sauternes wine (or other sweet white wine)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 300°F. Grease and flour 2 9" x 5" loaf pans (or 4 foil baby-loaf pans).
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Step 2: Put raisins in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil and remove from heat. Cool and drain.
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Step 3: Cream together, with electric mixer, butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs 2 at a time, beating a few minutes after addition.
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Step 4: Add flour, baking powder and half and half and beat until smooth.
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Step 5: Stir in fruit and nuts by hand.
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Step 6: Divide batter between pans evenly and bake 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Step 7: Cool on wire rack.
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Step 8: Soak 2 clean dish towels in white wine. Wrap each loaf tightly in a soaked towel and store in an air-tight container several days. Check towels after a day. If dry, moisten with more wine.
Tips & Variations
- 2 clean linen or cotton dish towels
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