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Alton Brown revamps classic fruitcake with his free range fruitcake recipe, packed with dried fruit, a trio of spices, and a brandy soak.
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Heat oven to 325 degrees. Combine dry ingredients and sift into fruit mixture. Quickly bring batter together with a large wooden spoon, then stir in eggs one at a time until completely integrated...
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Heat oven to 325 degrees. Combine dry ingredients and sift into fruit mixture. Quickly bring batter together with a large wooden spoon, then stir in eggs one at a time until completely integrated, then fold in nuts. Spoon into a 10-inch non-stick loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.
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People are either fruitcake lovers or fruitcake haters. I am a fruitcake lover, especially this fruitcake. Over the years, I have made, tweaked, and served Alton Brown's Free Range Fruitcakeevery Christmas. Whenever I try to convert a fruitcake hater to a fruitcake lover, this fruitcake usually works! The most pleasant surprise for most people is t...
Not Pictured: 1. Dried Blueberries. I could not find them so I added extra dried apricots. 2. Candied Ginger. I omit it because some family members don't like it. For the full recipe with quantities, see the recipe card at the end of the post.
Last year I made Alton's recipe exactly as written. I normally use a micro planer to zest the lemons and oranges, but last year I followed Alton's directions to cutthe zest off the orange and lemon...I love pecans, but walnuts would work too. Toasting the pecans brings out all the nutty flavor. Don't skip this step.Dried fruits are the star of this show. In the past I have substituted dried peaches for the dried apricots. Blueberries in a fruitcake seemed weird to me the first time I made this fruitcake, but...The gold rum in the cake is wonderful, but you could use another amber liquor of your choice. I do like spritzing and basting the with brandy as the recipe is written.Use mini cake pans instead of the loaf pan. You can buy cute mini loaf pans at Christmas and give the pan and fruitcake as a gift. One year I bought tiny misting bottles online and filled them with brandy to give with the fruitcakes. Wrapping is fun with supplies from the craft store. Use three mini pans instead of one loaf pan and make sure to adj...
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Combine dried fruits, candied ginger and both zests. Add rum and macerate overnight, or microwave for 5 minutes to rehydrate fruit. Place fruit and liquid in a non-reactive pot with the sugar, butter, apple juice and spices.
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Dec 24, 2015 · Alton Brown’s fruit cake recipe, free range fruit cake, is simply the best. My husband has made it for years and has tweaked it just a bit. You’ll love it! See my Alton Brown fruit cake web story here. Table of Contents. Fruitcake, At a Glance. ️Skill Level: Beginner. ️Skills: Macerating (soaking) fruit, Simmering, Mixing. ️Type: Christmas Cake.
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