Schnitzbrodt (German Fruit Bread) |
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Prep Time: 120 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 180 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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This is in response to a request on the boards for an Amish fruit bread...this is the closest I found. It comes from an old community cookbook, the proceeds of which went towards the preservation of Hermann, Mo's German Heritage. Note that the fruit must be soaked over night and I haven't added that into the times here. Ingredients:
12 ounces mixed dried fruit |
8 ounces dried apples |
1 package dry yeast |
1/4 cup lukewarm water (115° - 120°) |
1 tablespoon sugar |
1 1/2 cups lukewarm scalded milk (115° - 120°) |
1 1/2 cups flour, unsifted |
1/2 cup butter |
1 cup sugar |
2 eggs, well beaten |
1 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon |
3/4 cup raisins |
3/4 cup currants |
1 cup nuts, chopped,if desired |
7 cups flour, more as needed |
Directions:
1. Cover mixed dried fruit and apples with boiling water in saucepan and soak overnight.
2. Next morning, cook until fruit is quite soft, about 15 minutes, then drain well in a colander.
3. Chop or cut up fruit.
4. Soften yeast in lukewarm water, add 1 Tbsp sugar and let stand 10 minutes.
5. Add milk.
6. Add 1 1/2 C flour to make a sponge and set aside until bubbles break on top.
7. Cream butter in a large mixing bowl.
8. Add 1 C sugar and cream well.
9. Mix in beaten eggs.
10. Add the sponge, chopped fruits, salt, cinnamon, raisins, currants and nuts.
11. Beat in 3 cups flour.
12. Divide dough into fourths.
13. Take out 1/4 of the dough and knead on a floured pastry cloth or board adding enough flour to keep the dough soft but not sticky.
14. Continue doing this 3 more times until all the dough has been worked up, then knead it all together.
15. Lightly oil a clean bowl, take dough and run the top around the inside of the bowl, place it in the bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place until double in bulk.
16. Knead lightly, divide into 4 portions and shape each into a loaf, place in greased loaf pans.
17. Cover and let rise until double.
18. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350° and bake 45 minutes longer or until done.
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