Fruit and Nut Loaf Recipe
Ingredients
| Bread flour - 1 1/2 cups plus extra for dusting | ||
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Margarine - 1 tablespoon plus extra for greasing | ||
| Soft light brown sugar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Dried apricots without soaking - scant 1/3 cup, chopped | ||
| Golden Raisins | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Hazelnuts | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Active dry yeast | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Orange juice | 6 Tablespoon | |
| Lowfat plain yogurt - 6 tablespoons | ||
| Apricot jelly - 2 tablespoons, strained | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Prewheat oven to 425°F/220°C.
2) Grease the baking sheet.
MAKING
3) In a large bowl, sift the flour and add sugar.
4) Rub the margarine in the flour mixture and add nuts, raisins and yeast.
5) In a pan, warm the orange juice, but do not boil and stir in the flour mixture with yogurt.
6) Mix the flour and make a dough.
7) On a lightly floured counter, knead the dough for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
8) Shape the dough in a circle and place on baking sheet.
9) Cover the dough with clean dish towel and let it stand to double in warm place.
10) Bake the loaf in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes until cooked.
11) Brush apricot jelly over the loaf kep on wire rack.
12) Let the cake cool.
SERVING
13) Serve the fruit and nut loaf as a snack.
1) Prewheat oven to 425°F/220°C.
2) Grease the baking sheet.
MAKING
3) In a large bowl, sift the flour and add sugar.
4) Rub the margarine in the flour mixture and add nuts, raisins and yeast.
5) In a pan, warm the orange juice, but do not boil and stir in the flour mixture with yogurt.
6) Mix the flour and make a dough.
7) On a lightly floured counter, knead the dough for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
8) Shape the dough in a circle and place on baking sheet.
9) Cover the dough with clean dish towel and let it stand to double in warm place.
10) Bake the loaf in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes until cooked.
11) Brush apricot jelly over the loaf kep on wire rack.
12) Let the cake cool.
SERVING
13) Serve the fruit and nut loaf as a snack.
Chef
