Prep Time:15 mins
Understanding food allergies and intolerances
Apricot loaf
Cooking Time:60 mins
Serves:10 Adults
Cost:Low
A delicious moist fruit loaf recipe - perfect for tea and chats.
Ingredients
- 200g of dried apricots, chopped
- 145g / 5 oz. raisins
- 200ml / 7 fl oz. water
- 50g / 2 oz. of sugar
- 50g / 2 oz. margarine
- 250g / 9 oz. plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Method
- Preheat the oven to 150⁰C / 300⁰F / Gas mark 2
- Grease a 500g loaf tin and line with greaseproof paper
- Place the apricots, raisins, water, sugar and margarine into a saucepan
- Simmer for 4 minutes and then allow to cool
- Add the flour and baking powder and mix, if the mixture is too dry add a little more water at this point
- Pour mixture into the loaf tin and bake for 1 to 1½ hours
- Test if the loaf is cooked by inserting a skewer into the center, it should come out clean
What you will need
- Chopping board
- Chopping knife
- Large loaf tin
- Mixing bowl
- Saucepan
- Wooden spoon
Serving suggestions
Try sprinkling the loaf with pumpkin or sunflower seeds.
