Hac in altera parte sermonis de festo hiemali Catherina et Timotheus fabulas narrant de donis in calceis positis: dulciola sive citrea liberis bonis; carbonum vel batata haud recens liberis scelestis.   De pomis siccis (sive passis) in macello quoque colloquuntur et de pane festivo cum pomis variis quem Timotheus parat.  

Recipe:

3 cups warm water

1/2 cup brown sugar

1.5 tbsp yeast

(mix together in bowl of mixer and let yeast proof for 10 minutes)

2 cups mixed roughly chopped dried fruits such as raisins, dried apricots, prunes, cherries, candied ginger

3/4 cup oats

(add to liquid and allow to sit for about 20 minutes to plump)

1 egg

2 tbsp melted butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsps cinnamon

1/2 tsp each nutmeg and ground cloves

3 1/2 cups white flour

2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1 tsp salt

Use dough hook and mix for about 10 minutes

Transfer dough to 3 small loaf pans or 2 large loaf pans or shape freely into one giant loaf!

Allow to double in size

Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.