
Denise says:
- This fruit and seed loaf is delicious to enjoy as part of the Tu B’shvat, Purim celebrations, or at a buffet tea or even for breakfast with cream cheese and topped with slices of oranges. It is a healthy recipe as the main sweetness comes from the dried fruits and it is also packed with a wide selection of ingredients high in fibre.
- Preparation Time: 15 minutes
- Cooking Time: 45 minutes
- Makes: 1 loaf
Ingredients:
- 400ml hot strong coffee
- 100g dried figs – hard stalks removed – cut in half
- 140g sultanas
- 50g porridge oats
- 200g Self raising flour
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate soda
- 100ml yoghurt - soya or regular - I like vanilla flavoured or use plain
- 50g brown sugar
- 100g mixed nuts – almonds, brazils, hazelnuts walnuts - roughly chopped
- 1 large egg
- Topping
- 1 tablespoon each – sunflower seeds and sesame seeds plus teaspoons to sprinkle
- 25g pumpkin seeds
Method
- Preheat the oven to 170C/350F/ Gas mark 4.
- Pour the coffee into a large bowl and stir in the figs, sultanas and oats. Set aside to soak.
- Line the base and sides of 1 kg loaf tin with baking parchment paper.
- Mix together the flour, bicarbonate soda, brown sugar and nuts.
- Beat the egg and yoghurt into the cooled fruit mixture, then stir the dry ingredients into the wet.
- Pour into the prepared tin, level off the top of the mixture with the pumpkin and sesame seeds.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until the cooked.
- Leave to cool before removing from the tin.
- To serve the stylish way: Cut into slices, spread with cream cheese and serve with fruit.
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