Phil's White Fruitcake

By broots

This recipe makes 3 loaves. If you don't like a particular fruit, leave it out, just make sure your total of candied or dried fruits is 3 1/2 pounds.

Ingredients

• 2 lb bleached raisins
• 1/2 lb citron peel
• 1/2 lb candied pineapple
• 1/2 lb glace cherries
• 3/4 c sugar
• 1 lb butter
• 4 large eggs
• 4 c flour (1 cup to be mixed with dried fruit)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 c milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp lemon extract
• 1 tsp almond extract
• grated rind of one lemon and one orange (or 5 drops each of lemon and orange oil)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 275º F (I use 270º for convection).

Cut parchment to line 3 loaf pans. Spray with pan spray.

Place all dried fruits in a large bowl. Take 1 cup of the flour and mix it in with the dried fruits.

Make a batter of the remaining ingredients in one of two ways. 1. By creaming the butter with the sugar, beating in the eggs, then alternating the dried with the wet ingredients. or 2. Put sugar and eggs in food processor, process briefly then add cubes of butter and process until mixed. Add dry ingredients, turn on processor and pour wet ingredients through the feed tube until all is mixed.

Pour batter over dried fruits, mix well, divide among the loaf pans. Cover with foil and bake for 2 hours covered, remove foil and bake for 30 minutes longer.

Let sit at least overnight before cutting.