Früchtebrot Mit Backobst (fruit Bread W/ Mixed Dried Fruit)

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, soft
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 lemon, zest of, finely grated
• 2 cups rye flour, see note
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup currants, dried
• 1 cup raisins
• 2/3 lb mixed dried fruit, diced (plums, apricots, dates, figs)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven (300°f, 150°c).
• 2 mix butter and sugar until creamy.
• 3 add one egg after another and mix until mixture is foamy. add the finely grated rind of 1 lemon.
• 4 mix the flour with baking powder, sieve and add to the butter mixture.
• 5 mix until combined.
• 6 fold in dried fruit.
• 7 pour into a greased loaf pan form.
• 8 bake for 30 minutes at 300°f increase heat after 30 minutes to 360 f (180 c) and bake for another 30 minutes.
• 9 check for doneness by inserting a toothpick. if toothpick comes out clean bread is ready.
• 10 let cool in form for about 10 minutes. then remove from form and let cool completely.
• 11 wrap into aluminum foil and store at least overnight.
• 12 note: rye flour can be replaced by unbleached wheat flour. you can also use whole wheat flour or whole spelt flour.
• 13 note: instead of dried currants and raisins you can use raisins only. you can also use other dried fruit of your own choice.
• 14 note: the bread can be stored tightly wrapped in aluminum foil and in a zip lock bag for weeks. in the beginning of december i make the früchtebrot for christmas. the taste is getting better with storage time.