Tony Claxton's Recipes
Holiday Fruitcake
Diabetic Exchanges Calculated		    

   This recipe is one that we got from my mom, which she got from Lena Rees. If you cut it into 21 pieces, each piece is 1 bread exchange and 4/5 fat exchange. If you cut it into 16 pieces, each piece is 2 fruit exchanges and one fat exchange.
   To make it a little moister and the texture finer, you can add 1/8 C brown sugar and increase the oleo to 1/3 C. That will change the exchanges.

                                   

Ingredients
1 C - Water
20 - Dates, chopped (about 1 Cup)
1/2 C - Raisins
10 - Prunes, chopped (about 1/2 C)
1/4 C - Oleo
3 T - Apple or Grape Juice Concentrate

2 - Eggs
1 t - Vanilla
1/2 C - chopped Pecans 		    1 C - Flour
1 t - Soda
1/4 t - Salt
1/2 t - Cinnamon
1/4 t - Nutmeg


Instructions
  • Grease and flour 9x9" or 8x10" baking pan
  • Pre-heat oven to 350°F
  • Add water, dates, raisins and prunes to sauce pan and simmer for 5 minutes
  • Stir in oleo and fruit juice concentrate
  • Allow to cool while continuing with recipe
  • Mix flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg
  • Combine flour mixture with cooled fruit mixture
  • Stir eggs and vanilla into batter
  • Fold in nuts
  • Pour into prepared pan
  • Bake 15 or 20 minutes
  • Cool before cutting into squares


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