Fruit Cake Bread

Ingredients

 * 2 cups all purpose flour
 * 1 tsp cinnamon
 * 1 tsp nutmeg
 * 1 tsp allspice
 * 1 tsp orange peel, grated
 * ½ tsp mace
 * 1 tsp baking powder
 * ½ tsp baking soda
 * ½ tsp salt
 * 1 cup orange concentrate, thawed
 * ½ cup apple sauce
 * ⅓ cup vegetable oil
 * 1 tsp vanilla
 * ¾ cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
 * 1 cup dried apricots, chopped
 * 1 cup dates, chopped

Directions

 * 1) Pre-heat oven to 300°F.
 * 2) Lightly oil a 1½ quart loaf pan and set aside.
 * 3) Whisk together the flour, spices, peel, baking powder, soda and salt.
 * 4) In a in a food processor or blender, blend together the orange juice, apple sauce, oil and vanilla.
 * 5) Combine the wet with the dry ingredients.
 * 6) Stir until the mixture is just combined.
 * 7) Fold in the nuts and add the dried fruit.
 * 8) Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake until a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean, about 1½ hours.
 * 9) Cool on a wore rack.