Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1              pound  frozen bread dough
     1/2           cup  candied mixed fruit
     1/2           cup  walnut -- chopped
     1/4           cup  mincemeat
  1                cup  confectioners sugar
  4          teaspoons  milk
     1/8      teaspoon  cardamom -- ground

Preparation:

Thaw frozen bread dough according to package directions. On a lightly flowered board pull dough out until it is 12 inches long. Knead in the fruit,mincemeat and the nuts into the dough. With a sharp knife cut dough into 3 ropes, 12 inches long. Press the 3 ropes together on one end and braid on a greased cookiesheet. Let rise in a warm (90) degree place until double in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes. Cool. Combine the sugar,milk and cardamom, spread this glaze over bread.

Nutritional Information:

230 Calories (kcal); 7g Total Fat; (27% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 34g Carbohydrate; trace Cholesterol; 332mg Sodium