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Fruit & Nut Tea Loaf

Fruit & Nut Tea Loaf

Traditional

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Moist, mouthwatering and fruity, this wonderful cake is a must-bake treat for a rainy afternoon.

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Ingredients

  • 1 ripe banana, mashed
  • 1 lemon, grated zest & juice
  • 75g butter
  • 100g soft brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 250g self raising flour
  • 50g dried cherries or berrries, roughly chopped
  • 50g dried apricots, roughly chopped
  • 75g pecans, roughly chopped

Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas4. Grease and base line a 900g loaf tin. Mash the banana and then stir in the lemon juice and zest.

Step 2

Over a gentle heat melt the butter and sugar and then add it to the banana mixture and mix.

Step 3

Beat the eggs and then stir them into the banana mixture followed by the flour. Roughly chop the cherries, apricots and pecans, then fold into the mixture.

Step 4

Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and then bake for 55 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Step 5

Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire cooling rack. Slice to serve. Can be spread with butter if desired.

Step 6

Slice to serve. Can be spread with butter if desired.

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