Recipe shared by Cath, a Claver Hill member
Ingredients:
- 8 oz dates chopped
- 4 oz raisins
- 3 oz oil
- 8 oz wholemeal flour, e.g. spelt
- 2 oz walnuts or pecans
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- optionally: 1 tbsp brandy
Instructions:
Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.
Stew the chopped dates and raisins for 3 minutes with half a pint of water.
Put the flour, spices, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl and mix well. Then mix in the nuts.
Mix the oil with the boiled dried fruits and then mix fairly speedily with the dry ingredients.
Scoop the dough into a 2-pound loaf tin greased and lined with baking paper.
Bake for 30-35 minutes at 180° or mark 4 gas.
Top Tip:
Substitute pieces of dried pears or dried apples for the raisins. You can also add 1 tablespoon of pear concentrate of apple puree.
Click here for a downloadable version: Fruit cake
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This recipe was shared as part of Share the Harvest, a seasonal festival celebrating the diversity of local fruit varieties in North Lancashire and fighting fruit waste.
Find out more at foodfutures.org.uk/share-the-harvest
