Date and Sherry Loaf

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

This Date and Sherry Loaf is one for the grown ups and not just for Christmas!

Date and Sherry Loaf Ingredients

200 grams	Very Strong Bread Flour (Allinson Premium White)
200 grams	Allinson Country Grain Strong Brown Flour
2 tsp	Sea Salt
50 grams	Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
1	Lemon Grated rind of
125 grams	Dates Stoned and Chopped
1 sachet	Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson) 1 x 7g sachet
100 grams	Butter Melted
125 ml	JUST MILK Warmed
100 ml	Medium Sherry Warmed
1 tsp	Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown) To Serve

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Place all the ingredients into a mixer with a dough hook attached.
Mix to a soft dough and knead for 5 minutes. If mixing by hand, put the dry ingredients into a bowl and sprinkle on the yeast.
Mix to a soft dough with the butter, milk and sherry.
Turn onto a floured board and knead for 10 minutes.
Shape the dough into 3 balls. Place onto a greased baking tray so that the balls are touching each other.
Leave to prove until double in size. Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/Gas Mark 5
Bake for 30 minutes.
When cool, dust with icing sugar.