Currant Loaf

"Good budget stretcher to fill hungry kids. Once the fruit has soaked for a couple of hours, it does not take long to assemble the ingredients for cooking. I have left the fruit to soak over night in the fridge and cooked the loaf the next day."
 
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Ready In:
4hrs
Ingredients:
4
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Place in a bowl 1 cup of dried mixed fruit, sugar and 1 cup cold strained tea.
  • Leave this mixture for 1 to 3 hours so that the fruit will become plump.
  • Stirring the fruit occasionally to ensure all the fruit is coated with the tea and sugar mixture.
  • Add the self raising flour slowly, but mix the flour in thoroughly. The cake mixture will look like gravel.
  • Pour into a well greased loaf tin.
  • Cook in a moderate oven for approximately 45 to 60 minutes.
  • Turn onto a wire rack to cool.

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  1. Well I'm afraid I didn't have a lot of success with this Currant loaf. It turned out like a cement brick. I did add a little more of the tea to loosen it up some, the dough was soo dry, it wouldn't hold together. And there is no oven temperature indicated, so I baked it at 350f degrees, watched it closely and took it out at about 45 minutes. It is edible, the taste is reasonable, but very hard and dry. Good for dunkin' in coffee. ( I did get your answer, for the oven temp. but too late 325f degrees.)
     
  2. This is almost the exact recipe that my Mum made on a regular basis as we were growing up. The only differences are that her recipe included a full cup of sugar plus a pinch of each salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Temp is the same moderate oven is 175C. to 205C. (350F. to 400F. ). We always baked at 175C. It does give a dryish loaf that we spread with butter. Also only good the day of baking or sliced and frozen.
     
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<p>I live on the east coast of Australia. I am a proud descendant of two Aboriginal tribes. <br /><br />I spent my early childhood in Western Queensland and the Northern Territory. My mother was employed as a cook on various cattle and sheep stations. Through my mother I learnt to love and enjoy cooking fresh food. <br /><br />Last September, 2003, I had the pleasure of meeting JenT, Jewelies, their respective DHs and Jewelies? gorgeous daughter who was a treat to meet. One day, I hope I can go to New Zealand to visit JenT?s homeland. <br /><br />I enjoy reading cookbooks for cover to cover. My goal is to cook all the recipes I have collected in my Zaar cookbook.</p>
 
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