Spiced Loaf with Fresh Pear
Serves: 12
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 55 minutes
Ingredients
- 50g baking margarine
- 50g vegetable oil
- 95g light brown sugar
- 4 level tbsp (about 85g) black treacle
- 2 free range eggs beaten
- 170g plain flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda
- 140 ml semi skimmed milk warmedTo serve: fresh ripe pear
Method
- Preheat the oven to 140C/fan 120C/Gas 1. Rub a little margarine over a 900g loaf tin and line the base with greaseproof and baking paper or use a loaf tin liner.
- Put the margarine, oil, sugar and treacle into a saucepan and heat gently, stirring, until melted.
- Leave to cool slightly and then stir in the beaten eggs, flour, cinnamon and ginger.
- Add the bicarbonate of soda to the warmed milk, and pour straight over the ginger mix and stir well.
- Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 50 - 55 minutes. The top of the loaf should have a slight crust, but if you insert a skewer it should come out clean.
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