Name: Fruit and nut loaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup natural yoghurt; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 cup rice flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 cup hazelnut meal; 1 cup dried fruit medley, roughly chopped; 2 tablespoon honey; butter, to serve

Fruit and nut loaf

Of all the fruit and nut loaf recipes, this one by Woman's Day has to be in the top 5. Gluten-free, stuffed with your favourite dried fruits and richly sweetened with brown sugar, it's irresistible.

Makes 1

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

1H 10M

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup natural yoghurt

1/2 cup buttermilk

3 eggs, lightly beaten

2 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 cup rice flour

1 1/2 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 cup hazelnut meal

1 cup dried fruit medley, roughly chopped

2 tablespoon honey

butter, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 10 x 20cm loaf pan.

2.In a large bowl, combine sugar, yoghurt, buttermilk, eggs and oil.

3.Sift flour with baking powder and bicarbonate of soda onto a plate or sheet of baking paper. Fold into yoghurt mixture with hazelnut meal, fruit and honey.

4.Spoon into prepared pan, smoothing top. Bake for 50-60 minutes until golden and cooked when tested. Cool in pan for five minutes before diming onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serve sliced and spread with butter.

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