7 dried fruit pound Recipes

flour, sugar, butter, margarine, baking powder, orange juice or 2/3 cup apricot juice, vanilla, rum (optional), eggs, separate, raisins or 1/3 cup almonds or 1/3 cup any dried fruit

cognac or other brandy, golden raisins, currants, dried apricots, finely chopped, dried cranberries, whole blanched almonds plus 1/3 cup for top of cake (6 ouncecs total), sugar, divided, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, softened, eggs, pure vanilla extract, grated orange zest, sweet orange marmalade or apricot preserves, orange-flavored liqueur

port wine, lemon zest, orange zest, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, assorted dried fruits, finely chopped, vanilla, shaker of powdered sugar, fresh mint sprigs, cream in a pastry bag with star tip

pork tenderloin, trimmed, cut into 8 pieces, lightly pounded, coarse salt and cracked black pepper, onion, thinly sliced, cider, cider vinegar, sugar, hot pepper flakes, cinnamon stick, frozen cranberries, dried apricots, dried prunes, apple, thinly sliced, chopped rainbow chard leaves and stems, grated orange zest

all-purpose flour, sugar, butter or 1 1/2 cups margarine, softened, sour cream, apricot brandy, almond extract, salt, baking powder, eggs, powdered sugar , if desired, sour cream, brown sugar, dried apricot, apricot brandy (add more if needed), toasted and chopped almonds, toasted slivered almonds, fresh mint