Gluten-Free Fruitcake au Naturel
"What makes this recipe for gluten-free fruitcake different from the fruitcakes of legendary jokes? This from scratch recipe is buttery moist and loaded with nuts and dried fruits, 8 cups to be exact. And the fruit is not the unnatural, artificially colored variety but dried dates, apricots, ginger, cherries and raisins. This au naturel gluten-free fruitcake recipe makes 2 brandy or rum soaked fruit cakes (or loaves) and they are delicious - no joke!..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup butter (2 sticks)
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1 1/2 cups granulated cane sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 teaspoons lemon extract
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6 large eggs, separated
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2 cups gluten-free all purpose flour blend (use your favorite recipe or brand, preferably without added xanthan gum or guar gum)
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1 teaspoon guar gum OR xanthan gum (DO NOT add this IF your gluten-free flour blend contains added gum!)
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1 tablespoon gluten-free baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 cup milk
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2 cups chopped pecans
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2 cups dried chopped dates
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1 1/2 cups dried chopped apricots
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1 cup raisins
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1 cup dried cherries
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1/2 cup crystallized chopped ginger
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4 plus tablespoons of brandy OR rum
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