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Apple and apricot loaf
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EasyRecipes .
Recipe type: Snacks
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 10
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This light and bright fruity baked loaf is a guaranteed lunchbox smash hit!
Ingredients
- ½ x 825g can apricot halves in fruit juice
- 2 x 120g tubs apple puree (see note)
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
- 1½ cups plain flour
- ⅔ cup wholemeal self-raising flour
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease a 7cm-deep, 8cm x 19cm (base) loaf pan. Line with baking paper, allowing 2cm overhang at long ends.
- Drain apricots. Place on a plate lined with paper towel. Pat dry with paper towel. Roughly chop.
- Combine apple puree, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, oil and lemon rind in a jug. Sift flours and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Add puree mixture. Stir until just combined (don't over-mix). Fold in apricot. Spoon mixture into prepared pan.
- Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean. Stand for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
Notes
To freeze: Slice loaf. Wrap individual slices in plastic wrap, then foil. Freeze for up to 1 month. Thaw in fridge for 1 to 2 hours.
Apple puree is available from the canned fruit aisle of the supermarket.
Apple puree is available from the canned fruit aisle of the supermarket.
