I cannot believe that next week will be the semi-final of the Great British Bake Off, where is the time going? This week, the bakers had to make a free form enriched fruit loaf, doughnuts and a European cross between a bread and a pastry. As always, time is of the essence so I cheated slightly this week and used my breadmaker to make the loaf (Sorry Paul!!) It is the first time I have used my breadmaker to make a sweet loaf so I was very interested to see the results. It came out a bit doughy in the centre so it obviously needed a bit more cooking. It was however very tasty and definitely something I will make again. Thomas loved it too!
Enriched Fruit Loaf
Ingredients (makes 1 500g loaf)
- 350g strong bread flour
- 30g sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp easy blend yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 80g unsalted butter, melted
- 1 egg, beaten
- 170ml milk
- 100g mixed dried fruit
- 50g glaice cherries
- 25g mixed peel
Method
- Follow the instructions on your breadmaker and add the ingredients in. I used the sweet bread setting on mine and added in the dried fruit, cherries and mixed peel 15 minutes into the knead cycle when the machine beeped.
- Cook the bread according to the breadmaker instructions. I advise using the slightly darker crust option to ensure the bread is cooked through.
- Allow to cool then slice and serve with butter then enjoy!!
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