Fruit malt bread

Name: Fruit malt bread
Yield: Makes 2 small loaves
Ingredients: 8fl oz (225 ml) tepid water; 2 oz (50 g) or 1 tablespoon malt extract; 1 level teaspoon salt 1oz (25 g) white cooking fat; 2 oz (50 g) or 1 tablespoon black treacle; 1 oz (25 g) fresh yeast or 1 level tablespoon dried yeast; 4 oz sultanas; 1 lb (450 g) strong white flour

Preparation info

Makes
2
small loaves

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Katie Stewart’s Cookbook

By Katie Stewart

Published 1983

About

Ingredients

1 lb (450 g) strong white flour
1 level teaspoon salt

Bread

Method

Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the fat and rub in with the fingertips. Combine the water, malt extract and black treacle in a bowl and stir in the fresh yeast to blend. If using dried yeast, have the water with malt extract and black treacle hand-hot, sprinkle in the yeast and set in a warm place for 10–15 minutes, or until frothy.

Add the yeast liquid ingredients and mix t