Holiday Prune Butter Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. lightly packed pitted prunes
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 Tbsp. honey
3 to 3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 tsp. ground cardamom
1 c. milk
1/2 c. margarine or butter
1/3 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. chopped walnuts
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp. melted margarine or butter

Preparation

For prune butter, in a saucepan, combine prunes, lemon juice and 3/4 cup of water.
Bring to boiling.
Reduce heat.
Simmer, covered, for 40 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in honey.
Cool. Place in a food processor bowl.
Process until smooth.
Cover and cool.