Aran spice loaf recipe

Aran Spice Loaf recipe

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Ingredients

300 g	plain flour
2 tsp	baking powder
½ tsp	bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp	mixed spice
½ tsp	ground ginger
120 g	light brown sugar
60 g	chopped mixed peel
175 g	raisins
120 g	unsalted butter, softened
175 g	golden syrup
1 large	egg, beaten
4 tbsp	milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to Gas Mark 3, 170C, 325F. Grease a 2lb, 900-1kg loaf tin.

Sift flour, baking powder, bicarb and spices into a large bowl. Mix in the sugar, peel and raisins.

Melt the butter with the syrup in a small saucepan over a low heat. Make a well in the flour mixture and pour in the syrup mixture and mix together. Add the beaten egg and the milk and mix thoroughly.

Pour mixture into tin and bake for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into centre of loaf comes out clean.

Allow to cool for several minutes in tin and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool fully.

Slice to serve.

Preparation time:
ca. 40 min
Resting time:
ca. 2 hrs
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a