Harvest Fruit Bread

Took this out of the Taste of Home November/December 2001 issue per community request.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Yields: 1 two lb. loaf

Ingredients

• 1  cup water (70-80 deg)
• 2  tablespoons water (70-80 deg)
• 1  egg
• 3  tablespoons butter or 3  tablespoons margarine, softended
• 1⁄4 cup  packed brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1  dash allspice
• 3 3⁄4 cups bread flour
• 1  tablespoon bread flour
• 2  teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1  cup  dried fruit (dried cherries, cranberries and/or raisins)
• 1⁄3 cup  chopped pecans

Directions

1. In bread machine pan, place the first nine ingredients in order suggested by the manufacturer.
2. Select basic bread setting.
3. Choose crust color and loaf size if available.
4. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1-2 Tbs water or flour if needed).
5. Just before final kneading (your machine may audibly signal this), add fruit and pecans.