Julie Daly's quick fruit loaf

Julie Daly's quick fruit loaf
Average rating: 3 out of 5 star rating

There's always half a bag of dried fruit leftover from cooking so why not try this easy recipe to use it up. Serve on its own or toasted with butter.

  • Serves: 8-10

  • Prep time: 10 mins

    (plus 1 hour for soaking fruit)

  • Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

  • Total time: 1 hr 40 mins

  • Skill level: Easy peasy

  • Costs: Cheap as chips

  • 5 a day portion: 1
  • Child friendly
  • Freezable
  • Make in advance

Ingredients

  • 1 heaped cup of bran or bran cereal
  • 1 heaped cup caster sugar
  • 1 heaped cup mixed dried fruit
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 1 heaped cup of self-raising flour
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Method

  1. Put the cereal, sugar and dried fruit into a bowl and mix together.
  2. Stir in milk and leave to stand for 1hr.
  3. Sieve in the flour, mix well and pour mixture into a well greased 1lb loaf tin. Bake in a moderate oven 180ºC/350F/gas 4 for 90 mins.
  4. Take out of tin and allow to cool on a cooling rack.
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Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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