Step 1

Cream your butter and sugar, then add your eggs in. Once those are mixed, add in the almond flavoring.

Step 2

Whisk your flour, baking powder and salt together.

Step 3

Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients.

Step 4

Once those are mixed, add in your candied fruit. I used some mixed fruit (which has peels etc in it, nice and tangy!) plus some cherries chopped up. If you like them very fruity, use about 2 cups, I went with 1 and 1/2 cups and that was good for me.

Step 5

Refrigerate the dough for about an hour.

Step 6

Once the dough is cooled and firm from its hour in the fridge, split the dough into 4 equal pieces.

Step 7

Shape each half into a 12 inch long log, place on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper and flatten slightly.

Step 8

Bake in a 325 oven until browned, anywhere from 20-25 minutes, depending on your oven! Cool for about 5 minutes.

Step 9

Once the loaves are cool enough to handle, slice them into 1 inch thick slices. Put the slices back on the baking sheet, and toast them in the oven for another 10-15 minutes, turning them once to toast each side.

Step 10

Once they are done, remove from the oven and let them cool.

Step 11

If desired, dip them into chocolate, the top, the side, the bottom, whichever you want, drizzle with chocolate or leave them plain.

Step 12

Store in a closed container.