Prune Nut Bread Recipes

GREAT-GRANDMA'S PRUNE ROLL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the butter, shortening, egg yolks, sugar and salt and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Cover and refrigerate overnight., In a large saucepan, cook plums in water 12-15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Mash; add sugar and lemon juice. Cook for 8-10 minutes over low heat until thickened. Cool and refrigerate., Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 3-in. x 9-in. rectangle. Dot with butter; sprinkle with cinnamon. Spread about 1/3 cup plum filling down the center of each. , Fold a third of the dough lengthwise over filling. Fold remaining dough over top; pinch seams to seal and tuck ends under. Place seam side down in two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 2 hours or until doubled. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Combine the glaze ingredients; drizzle over loaves.

PRUNE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add the egg, milk and prunes; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Stir in nuts., Pour into two greased and floured 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack.

GRANDMA'S DATE-NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Put raisins in a bowl. Pour boiling water over raisins; soak until raisins have flavored the water, about 20 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving the water. Discard raisins.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with butter.
• Bring reserved water to a boil in a small saucepan. Measure 3/4 cup boiling water into a bowl. Stir baking soda into water.
• Put dates and prunes in a large bowl. Pour baking soda-water over dates and prunes; add unsalted butter and stir until melted. Stir sugar and vanilla extract into the fruit mixture; let cool to room temperature.
• Stir egg into the fruit mixture to evenly coat. Mix flour and salt together in a small bowl; add to fruit mixture and stir. Fold walnuts into the mixture and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

PRUNE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Combine all ingredients in large bowl and mix well.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 55 to 65 minute, or until wooden toothpick inserted into center of loaf come out clean.

PRUNE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and grease two loaf pans very well.
• Cream butter and sugar; add egg and blend well.
• Combine liquids together; add alternately with whole wheat flour to first mixture.
• Sift white flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
• Add with prunes and walnuts to first mixture; beat thoroughly.
• Pour into prepared pans and bake for an hour or until bread tests done.

PRUNE PLUM NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly grease and flour two 9 x 5 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pans.
• Wash and dry the plums, but do not peel, dice into small pieces.
• If using dried prunes, soak them in warm water for about 15 minutes pat them dry and dice them.
• In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift together flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda.
• Blend yogurt and lemon peel, add to creamed mixture alternately with dry ingredients.
• Stir until well-blended.
• Add diced plums/prunes and nuts; mix well.
• Divide batter between the 2 prepared loaf pans and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center of bread comes out clean.
• Remove loaves from oven; let cool in pans for 10 - 15 minutes, then invert loaves onto cooling rack, and let cool completely.

MAPLE PRUNE NUT BREAD ( BREADMAKER 1 1/2 LB. LOAF)

Steps:

• Measure carefully, placing all ingredients in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer, adding walnuts and prunes with flours.
• Select Basic/White cycle.
• Use Medium or Light crust color.
• Delay cycle can be used.
• Remove baked bread from pan and cool on wire rack.

PRUNE AND NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl. In a separate bowl combine the milk, egg, butter and vanilla and beat slightly with a fork. Stir into the flour mixture until combined - do not over mix. Fold in prunes and almonds. Spoon into a 9x5 inch (22x12 cm) loaf pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 325F (160C) for 45 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Makes 12 to 18 servings

QUICK PRUNE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Sift flour; measure; add baking powder, soda, cinnamon, salt and sugar; sift again, add whole wheat flour and mix thoroughly.
• Combine egg, sour milk or buttermilk, prunes, prune juice and melted shortening or butter; pour into flour mixture and stir just enough to moisten the dry ingredients.
• Do not beat.
• Turn into a greased loaf pan (about 9-1/2"x5-1/2") and bake for about an hour, until a knife comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
• *Note on stewing prunes: Wash prunes and place in a saucepan with several lemon or orange slices; cover with cold water.
• Bring to a boil and boil briskly for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Sweeten to taste by adding up to 1/4 cup of sugar for every 1 cup of prunes in the last 5 minutes of cooking.