Fruit & Nut Loaves
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- Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
1 cup dried apricots halved1 cup pitted dates chopped1 cup raisins or sultanas1 cup walnut pieces, or pecans 2 cups orange juice1 teaspoon biocarbonate of soda3/4 cup brown sugar2 eggs2 cups self raising flour1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon (1 tablespoon)1 teaspoon ground ginger (1/2 tablespoon)
1. Preheat oven to moderate, 180C. Lightly grease and line two 10 x 20 cm loaf pans with baking paper.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine the dried fruit, walnuts and juice. Stir over a low heat until simmering. Cook 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally until liquid has almost been absorbed. Stir in bicarbonate of soda.
3. Put sugar, flour, cinnamon and ginger into a bowl and mix together and then pour this into the fruit mixture with two eggs. Stir together and when mixed spoon evenly into pans.
4. Bake 30-35 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serve loaves sliced, at room temperature, or toasted and spread with butter.
Serving Size: 2 loaves, 8 slices each loaf
2. In a medium saucepan, combine the dried fruit, walnuts and juice. Stir over a low heat until simmering. Cook 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally until liquid has almost been absorbed. Stir in bicarbonate of soda.
3. Put sugar, flour, cinnamon and ginger into a bowl and mix together and then pour this into the fruit mixture with two eggs. Stir together and when mixed spoon evenly into pans.
4. Bake 30-35 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serve loaves sliced, at room temperature, or toasted and spread with butter.
Serving Size: 2 loaves, 8 slices each loaf
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 168.0
- Total Fat: 4.2 g
- Cholesterol: 13.6 mg
- Sodium: 9.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 34.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
- Protein: 2.8 g
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