Fruit Bread

Name: Fruit Bread
Yield: Makes 1 Small Loaf
Ingredients: 180 g strong white flour; 120 g whole wheat flour; 180 g dried fruit (any combination of raisins, sultanas, cranberries, cherries, apricots, prunes, figs, or candied peel); 1 tsp table salt; 1 large egg, beaten; 1 sachet (7g) fast action dried yeast; 20 g caster sugar; 80 ml tepid whole milk

Preparation info

Makes
1
Small Loaf

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Vegetarian Kitchen

By Prue Leith and Peta Leith

Published 2019

About

This is a bit like a tea cake but in loaf form – it’s absolutely delicious when toasted and buttered, and I warn you, one slice is never enough! It freezes brilliantly, so it’s perfect to keep sliced in the freezer, ready to toast whenever the urge takes you. Children love it too.

Ingredients

180 g dried fruit (any combination of raisins, sultanas, cranberries, cherries, apricots, prunes, figs, or candied peel)

Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Roughly chop the dried fruit so that every piece of fruit is roughly the size of a raisin. Put the fruit into a heatproof bowl and pour boiling water over it. Leave it to soak for 20 minutes, then drain it well.
Combine all the ingredients, including the soaked fruit, in a mixing bowl. Add 50