Easy Fruit Loaf Recipe

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Ingredients:

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3 oz chopped dried dates
3 oz dried apricots
4 oz raisins
4 oz sultanas
1/4 pint cold tea ( no milk! )
6 oz margarine
5 oz soft brown sugar
2 eggs
6 oz plain flour ( all purpose )
1 tsp mixed spice (i mixed cinnamon, ginger

Directions:

Heat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade or 160 degrees for a fan assisted oven.
Line a 9 x 4 inch loaf tin with baking paper.
Put all the fruit into a pan and pur the tea over it. Put over a low heat and bring to a simmer, and let it simmer away gently for an hour. Add more tea or water if it looks like drying out too much. The liquid should be totally absorbed after an hour.
Beat the margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Then beat in the eggs.
Sift the flour and mixed spice onto the mixtyre and fold inches.
Add the steeped fruit and mix it iin well.
Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin and bake for 1 hour, or until a skewer pushed into the middle comes out clean.
Cool in the tin for 10 minutes then remove from the tin and cool on a wire rack.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	580 Kcal (2428 kJ)
Calories from fat	219.51 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	24.39g	38%
Cholesterol	46.77mg	16%
Sodium	385.51mg	16%
Potassium	1459.35mg	31%
Total Carbs	86.3g	29%
Sugars	45.97g	184%
Dietary Fiber	6.57g	26%
Protein	8.54g	17%
Vitamin C	1mg	2%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	8%
Iron	2.8mg	15%
Calcium	109.7mg	11%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	373.93 Kcal (1566 kJ)
Calories from fat	141.52 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	15.72g	38%
Cholesterol	30.15mg	16%
Sodium	248.54mg	16%
Potassium	940.87mg	31%
Total Carbs	55.64g	29%
Sugars	29.64g	184%
Dietary Fiber	4.23g	26%
Protein	5.51g	17%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	2%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	8%
Iron	1.8mg	15%
Calcium	70.7mg	11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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