Recipes Bread & Dough Recipes Sweet Doughs Mincemeat Loaf Back to Sweet Doughs Mincemeat Loaf Total Time 1h 30m Prep Time 1h 0m Bake Time 30m Makes 12 Skill Level Easy 0 Reviews No ratings yet Share This sweet, rich loaf is the perfect way to use up your leftover mincemeat from the festive period to avoid wastage and tastes delicious too! Method Put the flour, yeast and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the egg, 50g of the melted butter and 150ml milk. Using a round-bladed knife, mix the ingredients to form a dough. If the dough feels dry and crumbly, add a further 1-2tbsp milk. 375g Allinson Strong White Bread Flour 1 Allinson Easy Bake Yeast Sachet 50g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar 1 Egg(s) (Free Range, Medium, Beaten) 50g Butter (Unsalted, Melted) 150ml Milk (Whole, Warm) Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. If using a dough hook on an electric mixer knead for 5 minutes. Place in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with clingfilm and leave to rise in a warm place for 1-1/2 hours, until the dough has doubled in size. Top Tip: How to Knead Dough How to Knead Dough Find out more Use your hand to scrape the dough onto the work surface With lightly floured hands, scrape the dough into a ball Take the dough and push it forward and turn it back upon itself Turn the dough every time you push it for about 5-10 minutes until the texture of the dough becomes really springy and you have a smooth soft dough Let's start at the beginning. This tutorial will help you get to gribs with the basics and show you what you 'knead' to know. Kneading the dough makes the end result of your bread light, airy and chewy. The kneading process helps develop the gluten in your bread which prevents them from being flat and tough. Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan, gas mark 5). Grease a large baking sheet. Roll out the dough to a 30 x 16cm rectangle. Spread the mincemeat over the dough leaving a 1 cm gap around the edge. Roll the dough. Dampen the wider side of the dough with water, pressing it down gently on the other side, to secure. Transfer to the baking sheet. Cover with lightly greased clingfilm and leave in a warm place for 30 minutes 4 tbsp Mincemeat Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until risen and pale golden. Remove from the oven and brush with the remaining melted butter and sprinkle with the demerara sugar. Transfer to a wire cooling rack. Delicious eaten warm. 2 tbsp Unrefined Demerara Sugar (for sprinkling) Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Christmas Christmas Leftovers Comfort Food Party Recipes Reviews Unfortunately there are no reviews for this recipe yet! Leave Your Thoughts Your Rating 5 stars4 stars3 stars2 stars1 star Email Your Review Ingredients Metric 375g Allinson Strong White Bread Flour This is versatile, everyday bread flour with a high protein content which helps to make the perfect loaf. Bread flour has higher gluten levels than culinary flours such as plain or self-raising. Very strong bread flour has an even higher gluten level so can be used to produce a higher rise loaf. Good for white loaves, pizza dough and pasta. 1 Allinson Easy Bake Yeast Sachet Perfect to use in bread makers and hand baking this yeast, gives your dough a quick rise, eliminating the need to 'knock back.' The dough will only require one kneading and one period of proving. The yeast can be added with the flour straight from the pack and will become activated as soon as it comes into contact with the liquid. 50g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar This is the highest quality caster sugar available and is a great natural alternative to refined caster sugar. It has a warm golden colour from its unrefined nature and is fine grained with a subtle buttery taste, making it perfect for deliciously light sponges, shortbread and macaroons. 1 Egg(s) (Free Range, Medium, Beaten) 65g Butter (Unsalted, Melted) 150ml Milk (Whole, Warm) 4 tbsp Mincemeat 2 tbsp Unrefined Demerara Sugar (for sprinkling) Utensils Rolling Pin Pastry Brush