Almond Fruit Loaf - Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 oz. each or 1 1/3 c. dried apricots, pitted prunes and figs
4 c. (about 1 lb.) almonds, coarsely chopped
1 c. flour
1 c. sugar
2 1/4 ??? baking powder
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.
Butter and flour a 5 x 9-inch loaf pan. Combine fruit, nuts, flour, baking powder and 3/4 cup sugar; stir to mix evenly.
Use a mixer to beat eggs and 1/4 cup sugar until tripled in volume.
Pour into fruit mixture and stir with a spoon to blend.
Pack evenly into prepared pan and bake 2 hours or until done.
Cool in pan 15 minutes.
Invert and cool on rack.