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Date and Sherry Loaf

Date and Sherry Loaf

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

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

Preparation Time	25 minutes
Baking Time	30 minutes
Portions	Makes 1 loaf
Skill Level	Easy
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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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How to make Date and Sherry Loaf

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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.

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