Schnitz Brod - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. dried apples, cooked
1 qt. prunes, cooked
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. Crisco
2 Tbsp. molasses
4 large yeast cakes
3 c. warm water
2 c. juice reserved from fruit
4 to 5 lb. Gold Medal flour
1 lb. white raisins
2 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Cook
apples and
prunes,
separately;\tlet
cool.
Mix sugar, spices, salt,
Crisco
and molasses.
Dissolve yeast in some of the warm
water.
Mix
fruit,
raisins and nuts alternately with the flour.\t(I
use
5 pounds of flour with 6 cups liquid in all, 3 cups
warm
water,
2 cups drained from fruit and rinsed out fruit
and\tyeast dishes).\tKnead dough and let stand to rise. Put in
greased bread pans.
Let rise.
Bake 1 hour at 400\u00b0 for 15 minutes and at 325\u00b0 for 45 minutes.
Makes 7 to 8 small loaves.