Fruit Loaf Food

EASY FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Heat gently together in a pot on stove top the water, sugar, dried fruit and butter until butter melts and sugar dissolves.
• Allow to cool for a few minutes then stir in flour and spices and baking soda.
• Pour into a large loaf pan which has been greased and floured or bottom lined with baking paper and bake at 350'F for 45 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and leave to cool in tin for 10 minutes then tip out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
• Serve cut in slices and buttered.

FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl mix wheat, saltanas and sugar. Stir in milk, cover and leave to soak for at least 1hr - 2hrs.
• Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and mixed spice, stir well. The mixture will be quick thick and sticky.
• Transfer mixture to well greased loaf tin.
• Place in a moderate oven 150-160C for 1hr - 1hr 15mins. check with skewer to ensure cooked.
• (Tip: half way through cooking time, cover with foil to prevent over browning)
• Allow to cool for 5mins before turning out of tin and onto a baking tray.
• Notes;
• This cake is a lovely lower fat alternative to fruit cake. Its wonderful sliced warm with low fat spread/butter.

FRESH FRUIT BREAD

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and add to above mixture.
• Carefully fold in fruit.
• Pour into two prepared bread pans and bake at 350° for one hour.
• This recipe may be doubled.
• Variation: Prune Bread: Use 3/4 pound chopped pitted prunes and add 3/4 teaspoon cardamom, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 Tablespoon grated orange peel.
• Cranberry Bread: Use 2 cups whole cranberries, eliminate cinnamon, add 1 Tablespoon grated orange peel, 1 teaspoon orange extract.

SPICED FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Soak the dried fruits in the orange juice for about 30 mins, then sieve, reserving the juice.
• Put the flour, yeast, caster sugar and 1 tsp salt into a large mixing bowl with the spices and soaked fruit and mix well. Make a well in the centre and pour in the warm milk, reserved orange juice, the beaten egg and the melted butter. Mix everything together to form a dough - start with a wooden spoon and finish with your hands. If the dough is too dry, add a little more warm water; if it's too wet, add more flour.
• Knead in the bowl or on a floured surface until the dough becomes smooth and springy. Transfer to a clean, lightly greased bowl and cover loosely with a clean, damp tea towel. Leave in a warm place to rise until roughly doubled in size - this will take about 1 hr depending on how warm the room is.
• Knock the dough back by kneading for a few secs. Dust 2 x 2lb loaf tins with flour. Halve the dough. Use a little flour to help you shape each half into a smooth oval, then pop them into the tins. Cover both loosely with a clean, damp tea towel and leave to prove in a warm place for about 20 mins. Meanwhile, heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Bake for 20 mins, then cool in the tins before turning out and slicing.

GRANNY'S FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Soak the apricots, sugar and dried fruit overnight in the cold tea.
• Stir in morning.
• Add egg and flour.
• Bake 1 1/4 hours at 350°F.

FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Add water, oil, brown sugar, bread flour, gluten flour, milk powder, mixed spice, and yeast into the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select Fruit setting or the setting for Basic White Bread. Press Start.
• If your machine has a Fruit setting, add the golden raisins and peel at the signal, or around 5 minutes before the kneading cycle has finished.

FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Measure fruit, mixed spice, butter, brandy and sugar and put in a saucepan add cup of black tea
• Gently bring to the boil and leave to cool for approx 20 mins
• Turn oven to 170c / 180c and line a loaf tin with grease proof paper
• Mix in flour and egg and transfer to baking tin
• Put in centre of oven for approx 60 / 80 mins

QUICK MOIST FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Spray 9x5 inch loaf pan with non stick pan spray.
• Dust lightly with flour.
• Combine raisins with water.
• Set aside for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add raisins and liquid, egg, vanilla and unsweetened applesauce.
• Mix until just moistened.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and firm to touch.
• Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Cool on rack.
• Serve warm or slice and toast.