Sweet Italian Biscuit Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
3 tablespoons marsala
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
1/3 cup diced dried apricot
1/3 cup diced dried fig
1/3 cup diced dates
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Butter and flour a 9x4 inch loaf pan.
Cream together butter and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
Beat in Marsala, vanilla and salt.
Toss dried fruits with flour and stir mixture into batter until well-combined.
Stir in hazelnuts.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake about 1 hour, until slightly golden.
Remove from oven, let stand 10 minutes.
Place on a rack to cool completely.