Recipe shared by a gleaning host from Bowerham
Ingredients:
- 1kg mixed dried fruit
- 500 ml orange juice
- 250g self-raising flour
- 1-2 tsp mixed spice
Instructions:
Soak the mixed dried fruits in the orange juice for eight hours or overnight.
Mix in the flour and spices and scoop into two 1-pound loaf tins.
Bake at 150°C for 1-1.5 hours.
Once cool, store in an airtight container.
Top Tip:
To make your own dried apple pieces over the winter, peel some apples, de-core them and slice into thin rings. Dry these rings on your radiators when the heating is on. Once fully dry, store in airtight containers such as empty glass jars.
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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
