This sweet old-fashioned soft fruit and nut
bread is perfect for Christmas breakfast.
Ingredients
make 1 loaf
500 g white bread flour
70 g caster sugar
1 tsp salt (6g)
1 sachet dried yeast (7g)
120 g butter
120 ml milk
2 eggs (100g)
1 lemon, zest of
270 g mixed dried fruit
40 ml port wine
100 g finely chopped walnuts
Method
Place mixed fruit and port wine in a bowl
and combine. Place flour, sugar, salt and yeast into a large mixing bowl, blend
until evenly combined. Add butter, milk, eggs and lemon zest, blend until dough
has formed. Knead the dough by hand or machine until smooth. Add the fruit
mixture and walnuts, mix evenly and rest covered for approx. 60 minutes. Remove
the dough from the bowl and place on a lightly floured kitchen table. Deflate
the dough and form the dough into a log shape. Place the loaf on a baking paper
lined baking tray and prove covered for approx. 60 minutes. Preheat the oven to
200°C normal bake (fan forced) 180°C. Place the tray in the middle of the oven
and bake for approx. 30 minutes. Remove bread from the oven and brush the top
with 40 g melted butter. Sprinkle with vanilla sugar and allow cooling for at
least 15 minutes before sifting icing sugar on top and slicing.
Note: You can add 2 tsp mixed spice for extra flavour and if you don’t
have mixed spice make a blend containing equal amount of ground cinnamon,
ginger, nutmeg, cloves and allspice.
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