Bread Machine Fruit Loaf
photo by bevloves2cook
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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1 750 g loaf
ingredients
- 270 ml water
- 6 teaspoons butter or 6 teaspoons oil
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 6 teaspoons brown sugar
- 450 g white bread flour (3 cups)
- 6 teaspoons powdered milk
- 3 teaspoons ground mixed spice
- 2 teaspoons yeast
- 1⁄2 cup mixed dried fruit (I use sultanas and raisins, but you could use commercial mixed fruit or currants)
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Gelatine Glaze
- 3 tablespoons water (optional)
- 6 teaspoons sugar (optional)
- 3 teaspoons gelatin (optional)
directions
- Put all of the ingredients except the fruit in the order recommended by your manufacturer.
- If you have a nuts dispenser place the fruit in there.
- Otherwise add the fruit when the 2nd knead has 8 minutes to go.
- If using the glaze, combine glaze ingredients in a small saucepan over a heat until the sugar and gelatine has dissolved.
- Use the pause function if you have one, at fifteen minutes into the baking cycle, brush glaze over loaf.
Questions & Replies
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Reviews
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Our family ate this whole loaf for breakfast. Even my 2 year old ejoyed it. I cooked this on rapid cycle as I was late putting it on and didn't want to wait 3 1/2 hours for it to cook. I also set my machine for a 1 1/2 pound loaf. I didn't add the glaze and found it great without it. Thanks Claire for an excellent recipe that I will use alot.
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Tweaks
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This bread has a really nice flavor and I smelled great the entire time it was baking. I used the dough setting on my bread machine and let it rise again for about 1/2 an hour, which was more than enough time. I baked it at 375 F for around 35 minutes and unfortunately it still wasn't fully baked at the two ends of the bread (the middle was good)... so I think I'll play it safe and bake it in the bread machine next time. I added candied orange peels and slivered almonds to the bread instead of raisins, etc, which was really tasty if you like that kind of flavor. I will be trying this again! ~Thanks~
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sassy Syrah
Sydney, 0
syrah81@gmail.com