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    Christmas Fruit Loaf

    Christmas Fruit Loaf

    Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

    This festive bake is perfect for using up all the ingredients left over from making Christmas cakes, puddings and stollen. Delicious toasted or why not try making a festive bread and butter pudding!

    Preparation Time 25 minutes
    Baking Time 30 minutes
    Portions Makes 1 loaf
    Skill Level Easy
    Average Rating 0 stars
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    Christmas Fruit Loaf Ingredients

    450 grams Very Strong Bread Flour (Allinson Premium White) Very Strong Bread Flour (Allinson Premium White)
    170 ml Warm Water
    1.50 tsp Salt
    75 grams Marzipan Finely chopped
    50 grams Ground Almonds
    100 grams Mincemeat
    50 grams Ready-to-Eat Cranberries
    50 grams Natural Glace Cherries (Billington's) Halved Natural Glace Cherries (Billington's)
    3 tbsp Dark Muscovado Sugar (Billington's) Dark Muscovado Sugar (Billington's)
    1 sachet Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson) 1 x 7g sachet Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson)
    2 tbsp Rum
    35 ml Melted Butter
    1 Happy Eggs (Large Eggs) Beaten Happy Eggs (Large Eggs)
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    This recipe uses

    • Very Strong Bread Flour (Allinson Premium White)
    • Natural Glace Cherries (Billington's)
    • Dark Muscovado Sugar (Billington's)
    • Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson)
    • Happy Eggs (Large Eggs)

    How to make Christmas Fruit Loaf

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    1. Put the flour, sugar, salt, marzipan, almonds, mincemeat, cranberries, cherries and yeast into a bowl. method tip
    2. Mix to a soft dough with the rum, butter, water and egg. Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes. method tip
    3. Shape as desired and put into an appropriate greased tin. method tip
    4. Leave to prove until double in size. Preheated to 220°C/fan 200°C/Gas Mark 7 method tip
    5. Bake in an oven and immediately turn the heat down to 200°C/fan 180°C/Gas Mark 6.
    6. Bake for 30-35 minutes. method tip
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