Billington’s

Christmas Fruit Loaf

Christmas Fruit Loaf

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 4 stars
 

Christmas Fruit Loaf Ingredients

450 grams Very Strong White Bread Flour (Allinson) Very Strong White Bread Flour (Allinson)
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 Glace Cherries (Billington's) Halved 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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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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Read all reviews (1) | Average rating: 4 stars

"I have made this recipe twice now. Both times it has come out with a hole in the middle. I am an experienced bread baker who bakes bread weekly but i have never experienced this before. I use fresh yeast so i had to modify the recipe to add the yeast to the water and then add to dry ingredients but my experience tells me that this makes little difference as i have successfully substituted fresh yeast for active dried yeast in other recipes with no problems. I n spite of this the loaf has been pronounced excellent by all who sampled it."

Bakingmad: "You can substitute easy bake yeast for fresh yeast in most recipes, we usually recommend that one sachet (7g) of Easy Bake yeast equals 30g fresh yeast. Perhaps you could knead your dough for longer to improve the structure once baked. We are pleased to hear that your loaf was enjoyed by all."

26-12-2012 | Author: annism | 4 stars

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