Amish Friendship Ring Bread - Amish Friendship Bread

• 1 cup (225 ml) butter
• 1-3/4 cups (425 ml) sugar
• 3 cups (700 ml) all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
• 1 tsp (5 ml) ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) each ground cloves and nutmeg
• 1 cup (225 ml) pecans
• 2 cups (475 ml) drained "Brandied Fruit Starter" (Recipe follows)
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) starter fruit juice

1. Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat well.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves and nutmeg.
3. Add to butter mixture beating well.
4. Add eggs and beat well.
5. Coarsely chop brandied fruit and stir into batter.
6. Add pecans and juice, mixing well.
7. Pour into a well greased and floured 10 inch Bundt pan.
8. Bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) F for 1 hour.
9. Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
10. Remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
11. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired

butter, sugar, flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, eggs, ground, pecans, starter, fruit juice

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/00077F (may not work)