Fruit loaf

Name: Fruit loaf
Ingredients: 1 × basic bread recipe (see page 222); 1 pinch of ground cinnamon; 1 clove, ground; 200g dried apricots; 100g dried dates; 200g dried raisins

Not Too Tricky

About the recipe

Don’t worry if you haven’t got a tin to make this in. Simply shape into a round, place on a flour-dusted tray and score in a criss-cross fashion.

The Return of the Naked Chef, p228

nutrition per serving

Calories

11%

Fat

Saturates

Sugars

16%

Salt

Protein

13%

Carbs

20%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Penguin Anniversary Edition: The Return Of The Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

1 × basic bread recipe (see page 222)

1 pinch of ground cinnamon

1 clove, ground

200g dried apricots

100g dried dates

200g dried raisins

Method

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For the full recipe, head to page 228 of The Return of the Naked Chef.

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The Return of the Naked Chef Fruit Bread & doughs

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