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Ingredients
- 8 ounce raisins
- 8 ounce currants
- 8 ounce sultanas
- 1 x 4 ounces who candied peel 1/4-inch dice
- 8 ounce Demerara sugar
- 10 x fluid ounces warm tea ( Earl Grey, Lapsang Souchong) or possibly ordinary tea
- 4 ounce pecans (I used walnuts)
- 1 lrg egg
- 2 Tbsp. lowfat milk
- 1 lb self raising flour
Directions
- Line 2 x 1 lb loaf tins with baking paper.
- The evening before, put the dry fruit and peel in a bowl with the sugar and pour the warm tea over it. Cover and leave overnight. Preheat the oven to 325 F / 170 C and toast the nuts for 6 to 8 min. Watch they do not burn. Roughly chop them when they are cold. Beat the egg with the lowfat milk and stir into the fruit mix. Sift (I do not bother) in the flour and add in the nuts and give everything a good stir. Divide between 2 loaf tins and bake for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hrs, till the centre is springy.
- Loosen them with a knife straight away and turn out onto a wire rack to cold.
- NOTES : This is a nice moist loaf with no added fat apart from what is in the nuts. It freezes well. I slice it first and reassemble the slices into a loaf, with the (used) baking paper zigzagging between the slices so which you can get them out one at a time. You can pop them in the toaster to defrost and butter them if desired.
- I didn't have sufficient candied peel so I used crystallized ginger instead and I liked it which way.
- Demerara sugar is a light brown free flowing quite crystalline sugar, but any brown sugar would be OK.
- No c. measures for this one I'm afraid: It's basically 2 lb of fruit and nuts. 10 fluid ounce is 1 1/4 c.. I've made this recipe and I like it. The basic recipe is from Delia Smith, but the instructions and comments are phrased by me.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 149g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 370 | |
| Calories from Fat 39 | 11% |
| Total Fat 4.57g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat 0.54g | 2% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium 496mg | 21% |
| Potassium 452mg | 13% |
| Total Carbs 79.77g | 21% |
| Dietary Fiber 3.6g | 12% |
| Sugars 45.49g | 30% |
| Protein 6.3g | 10% |
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