Barm Brack

• 1lb plain flour
• ¼ level teaspoon nutmeg
• pinch of

Sieve the flour, nutmeg and salt together. Rub in the butter. Cream the yeast with a little of the sugar. Add remaining sugar to flour mixture. Warm the milk gently, and add to the liquid yeast and eggs (reserve a little egg for glazing the bread). Beat liquid into dry ingredients until batter is stiff but elastic. Fold in the dried fruit and peel, and turn into a buttered eight-inch cake tin.