Quick Bread with Dried Fruit

Name: Quick Bread with Dried Fruit
Yield: One 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf, about 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; ¾ cup sugar; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; ¾ cup milk; 2 large eggs; 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; One 11- or 12-ounce package mixed dried fruit, coarsely chopped by hand or in the food processor

Preparation info

One 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf, about
10
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

About

Once every winter I make a compote from a supermarket box of mixed dried fruit, and this quick bread also uses the mixture to make an interesting, not-too-sweet breakfast bread.

Ingredients

One 11- or 12-ounce package mixed dried fruit, coarsely chopped by hand or in the food processor
2 cups</

Americas
United States
Breakfast
Vegetarian
Bread
Winter

Method

Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees.
Place the chopped dried fruit in a saucepan. Cover with water and bring to a simmer. Drain and spread out on paper towels to soak up the excess moisture.
Combine the flour