Lemon & Dried Fruit Bread

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1 large lemon
• 1/2 cup margarine, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup liquid egg substitute (like egg beaters, 4oz)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 3/4 cups cake flour, plus
• 3 tablespoons cake flour
• 1/3 cup toasted almond, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried apricot
• 1/2 cup dried peaches, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 coat a 9x5x3" loaf pan with nonstick spray.
• 3 grate 2 1/2 tsp peel from lemon; squeeze 2 1/2 tbsp juice.
• 4 beat margarine, 3/4 cup sugar, egg product, peel, and baking powder in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed until creamy.
• 5 on low speed, beat in milk, then flour to blend.
• 6 fold in nuts and fruit.
• 7 scrape into pan.
• 8 bake 50-60 minutes until a pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 cool in pan o wire rack 5 minutes before inverting on rack; turn top side up.
• 10 place on wax paper.
• 11 pierce bread.
• 12 mix juice and remaining 2 tbsp sugar; brush on bread, letting it soak before adding more.
• 13 let cool.
• 14 cut with a serrated knife to serve.