Fruit Loaf

Fruit Loaf

Hi Tartan Tasters

It's September which means it's soon to be Autumn, or Fall as they say here in USA, which draws me towards all kinds of comfort foods. Good old rustic, back to basic, heartwarming foods

This recipe is an old favorite, comfort food of mine and is one that I have been making for a really long time

It's great to cuddle up on the sofa with a hot cup of Scottish tea and a delicious slice of Fruit Loaf

It is easy to make with only raisins as the "fruit" but you can also use other dried fruit mix and glazed cherries as a substitute

Makes 1 Loaf 

You will need

100g/4oz Butter/Margarine
100g/4oz Fine Sugar
2 Eggs
225g/8oz Self Raising Flour
150g/6oz Dried Fruit (I used Raisins)

Ingredients

• Pre-heat oven to 180C/350F

• Line a Loaf Tin with parchment paper and grease 

Lined Tin

• In a large bowl, cream the Butter and Sugar together until light and fluffy

Sugar and Butter

creamed sugar and butter

• In a separate small bowl, lightly beat the eggs

• Gradually mix in the beaten eggs using a little flour to prevent curdling, mix together until smooth

adding eggs

• In a separate bowl, mix the dried fruit with a spoonful of flour and set aside

fruit and flour

• Sift and Fold in the remaining flour into the creamed mixture

Flour added

Mixture

• Now fold in the floured fruit

Add the fruit

Fruit mixture

• Spoon the mixture into the prepared Loaf Tin

• Level off the top using a metal spoon damped with hot water

level the mixture

• Bake in oven for 1 hour until golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean

Baked and ready

• Turn out onto a wire rack to cool

• Enjoy

Scottish Fruit Loaf

This Fruit Loaf is so easy to make, and just the right piece of Scottish comfort food I have been craving

Hope you curl up on your sofa with some comfort food soon

Fruit Loaf