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Use it all loaf
Makes 1 loaf Cakes, Bread and Pastries
Ingredients
- 150g self-raising flour
- ¼tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ¼tsp salt
- 1tsp ground spice, such as cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, or allspice
- 2 eggs
- 110g caster or raw sugar
- 150ml sunflower or goodquality vegetable oil
- 300g grated fruit or vegetables, such as apple, pear, carrot, pumpkin, beetroot, or courgette
- 75g pantry strays, such as chocolate chips, dried fruit, nuts, seeds or a combination, plus extra for topping
Method
Preheat the oven to 180C/ 160C F/Gas 4. Line the base of a 23cm long loaf tin with baking paper.
Combine the bicarbonate of soda, flour, salt and ground spice in a large bowl. In another bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until pale, thick and frothy with an electric whisk. Slowly add the oil and continue to beat the mixture for a few more minutes until smooth and well combined. Add in the grated fruit or vegetables and stir well to combine.
Fold the wet mixture into the dry mixture, adding your choice of pantry strays. Pour the batter into the prepared tin and scatter a few extra nuts or seeds over the top. Bake for 50–60 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the loaf comes out clean. Allow to cool a little before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Well wrapped, this loaf will last for up to 1 week.
Combinations we like
• Pumpkin, apple, ground ginger and pumpkin seeds
• Beetroot, pear, allspice and chocolate chips
• Courgette, apple and hazelnuts
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