This recipe comes from Fleischmann's yeast company.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup water (70º to 80ºf)
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
1/2 cup chopped or snipped pitted dates
1/4 cup chopped mixed candied fruit
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
2 teaspoons evaporated milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Measure all ingredients except dates, candied fruits and frosting into bread machine pan in the order that the bread machine manufacturer suggests. 2. Process in sweet bread or dried fruit/nut cycle; if machine does not have these cycles, use basic bread cycle on lightest crust setting. 3. Add dates and candied fruits at the signal or 5 to 10 minutes before the last kneading step ends. 4. Remove baked bread from pan; cool on wire rack. 5. Drizzle or pipe frosting on bread to make a cross. 6. Powdered Sugar Frosting: In small bowl, combine sifted powdered sugar, 1 to 2 teaspoons evaporated milk and vanilla extract. 7. Stir until smooth.
