Malt Fruit Bread
"good, filling and very tasty loaf bread.found this recipe in an old copy of Good Housekeeping from 1973.takes awhile to prepare--but it keeps well."
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
10 slices
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- 12 ounces plain flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons demerara sugar
- 4 tablespoons corn syrup
- 4 tablespoons malt extract
- 1⁄4 pint milk
- 9 ounces seedless raisins or 9 ounces chopped dates
- 2 eggs
directions
- grease a 9x5 loaf tin.
- sift the flour,baking soda and baking powder and add the sugar.
- warm the syrup,malt and milk; stir till well blended; then allow to cool.
- add the fruit to the flour,stir to cover,then stir in the cooled syrup mixture and the eggs.
- stir to blend all ingredients.
- turn into prepared tin and bake on centre rack of the oven at 300*F (mark2) for about 1 and 1/2 hours.
- turn out on rack to cool.
- store.
- wrapped in foil.
- to enjoy--slice,butter and munch away!
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Reviews
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A very nice, tasty, very raisiny loaf, easy to make using a kitchen weigh scale. I used barley malt and dark raisins. Tastes good with something spread on it, butter, peanut butter,etc, my favourite-tahini!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
carol ann in canada
toronto, ontario
hi there!love to cook--used to live on a farm,entered many small country fairs with canning, baking(everything) knitting,crochet,and ceramics.I have won numerous ribbons in all colors.I have had 2 coffee trucks and prepared most food items carried,myself.I have managed a restaurant and was also the cook. If I had a month off--I would spend it cleaning my house.I currently have a home-cleaning business.I have 2 people working for me, and we keep very busy.
