Bishop's Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons rum or 4 tablespoons brandy
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 8 ounces pitted chopped dates
• 8 ounces candied pineapple, chunks
• 8 ounces candied cherries
• 8 ounces whole almonds
• 8 ounces pecan halves
• 8 ounces whole brazil nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 separate the eggs.
• 3 put the yolks in one bowl of your kitchen aid.
• 4 put the whites in another bowl.
• 5 whip egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• 6 set aside.
• 7 beat yolks in the other bowl, add the rum or brandy, and sugar. beat to combine.
• 8 add the flour, salt and baking powder. beat to combine.
• 9 by hand, fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. be sure to incorporate and get all the dough from the bottom mixed inches.
• 10 add the fruit and nuts and mix well.
• 11 divide evenly into 4 small bread loaf pans that have been greased.
• 12 flatten with the spatula.
• 13 bake at 325 deg. for one hour.
• 14 let cool and wrap in foil and store in ziploc bags or freeze.