If you do not care for fruit cake, you must make this!These are a great hostess gift. A lot of ingredients, loads of flavor!
| 1 cup butter (2 sticks) | 1/2 tsp. allspice |
| 1 cup brown sugar | 1/2 tsp. salt |
| 1/2 cup honey | 3/4 lb. dried apricots, coarsely chopped |
| 5 lg. eggs | 1/2 lb. golden raisins |
| 1/2 cup apricot nectar (juice) | 3/4 lb. pitted dates, chopped |
| 1/4 cup half & half | 1 lb. coarsely chopped pecans |
| 2 cups flour | 1/4 cup Brandy |
| 1 tsp. baking powder | 1/4 cup Grand Marnier liqueur |
| 1 1/4 tsp. grd. cinnamon |
In mixing bowl cream butter and sugar. Add honey and eggs one at a time. Add apricot nectar and half and half. Mix well. Combine and add dry ingredients. Fold in fruits and nuts. Divide between 6, 5”x 3”x 2” mini-bread pans that have been greased and floured. Bake at 300F for 1 hr. to 1 hr. and 15 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Combine both liqueurs and brush on breads. Cool. Wrap in plastic wrap and foil. Seal in a freezer plastic bag and freeze. These make a great little gift or grab one to serve as dessert.