MorBo's Family Christmas Bread

Name: MorBo's Family Christmas Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 15 oz raisins; 3 1/2 cups water; 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened; 3 cups sugar; 3 large eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 8 1/4 cups all purpose flour, divided; 2 tablespoons baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoon salt; 16 oz dates, pitted & halved; 1 20 oz can crushed pineapple, undrained; 1 cup walnuts, chopped; 2 10 oz jar maraschino cherries, drain 1 reserve other

10 steps

Prep:20minCook:50min

Updated at: Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:36:39 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

399

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories2932.1 kcal (147%)

Total Fat60.5 g (86%)

Carbs599.3 g (230%)

Sugars367 g (408%)

Protein42.3 g (85%)

Sodium2151.5 mg (108%)

Fiber21.7 g (78%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

DO NOT USE CONVECTION OPTION ON OVEN

1 x 15 ozraisins

3 ½ cupswater

¾ cupunsalted butter

softened

3 cupssugar

3eggs

large

1 ½ teaspoonvanilla

8 ¼ cupsall purpose flour

divided

2 tablespoonsbaking soda

1 ½ teaspoonsalt

16 ozdates

pitted & halved

1 x 20 ozcan crushed pineapple

undrained

1 cupwalnuts

chopped

2 x 10 ozmaraschino cherries

jar, drain 1 reserve other

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. DO NOT USE CONVECTION OPTION, this will overbake the bread!

Step 2

Boil raisins for 15 minutes. Drain raisins reserving liquid, add reserved maraschino cherry juice and cool to room temperature

Step 3

Cream butter, sugar and eggs until light and fluffy Add cooled raisin/cherry water and vanilla into creamed mixture, mix well. Make sure raisin/cherry water is cooled or you may cook the eggs, put in freezer for 15 minutes if needed

Step 4

Sift soda, salt and 7 1/4 cups of flour together, mix into liquid mixture

Step 5

Fold in can of crushed pineapple with juice, mix thoroughly

Step 6

In another bowl combine walnuts, dates, raisins, cherries and remaining 1 cup of flour, mix to coat

Step 7

Fold fruit and nut mixture into the dough, mix thoroughly. Dough should be a little thicker than pancake batter

Step 8

Fill greased loaf pans 2/3 full Bake 350 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean

Step 9

Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes in pan on a baking rack