Best Fruit Loaf Recipes

EASY FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Heat gently together in a pot on stove top the water, sugar, dried fruit and butter until butter melts and sugar dissolves.
• Allow to cool for a few minutes then stir in flour and spices and baking soda.
• Pour into a large loaf pan which has been greased and floured or bottom lined with baking paper and bake at 350'F for 45 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and leave to cool in tin for 10 minutes then tip out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
• Serve cut in slices and buttered.

BREAD MACHINE FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Put all of the ingredients except the fruit in the order recommended by your manufacturer.
• If you have a nuts dispenser place the fruit in there.
• Otherwise add the fruit when the 2nd knead has 8 minutes to go.
• If using the glaze, combine glaze ingredients in a small saucepan over a heat until the sugar and gelatine has dissolved.
• Use the pause function if you have one, at fifteen minutes into the baking cycle, brush glaze over loaf.

SPICED FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Soak the dried fruits in the orange juice for about 30 mins, then sieve, reserving the juice.
• Put the flour, yeast, caster sugar and 1 tsp salt into a large mixing bowl with the spices and soaked fruit and mix well. Make a well in the centre and pour in the warm milk, reserved orange juice, the beaten egg and the melted butter. Mix everything together to form a dough - start with a wooden spoon and finish with your hands. If the dough is too dry, add a little more warm water; if it's too wet, add more flour.
• Knead in the bowl or on a floured surface until the dough becomes smooth and springy. Transfer to a clean, lightly greased bowl and cover loosely with a clean, damp tea towel. Leave in a warm place to rise until roughly doubled in size - this will take about 1 hr depending on how warm the room is.
• Knock the dough back by kneading for a few secs. Dust 2 x 2lb loaf tins with flour. Halve the dough. Use a little flour to help you shape each half into a smooth oval, then pop them into the tins. Cover both loosely with a clean, damp tea towel and leave to prove in a warm place for about 20 mins. Meanwhile, heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Bake for 20 mins, then cool in the tins before turning out and slicing.

FRUIT AND NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat smooth. Stir in milk, vanilla, and almond flavoring.
• In large bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in fruit, raisins, and nuts. Add all at once to first bowl. Stir only to moisten. Turn into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour in 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven until it tests done. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool and wrap.

HEALTHY DATE & WALNUT FRUIT LOAF (NO BUTTER/OIL/EGG)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine Ingredients A and soak for 15 minutes.
• In another bowl, combine Ingredients B and mix well.
• In a separate bowl, sieve flour and baking soda. Ensure baking soda is not lumpy. Add in soft brown sugar. Mix well and put aside.
• Add Ingredients B to Ingredients A. Mix well.
• Then add Ingredients C and mix well.
• Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven for 50 - 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let the loaf cool in the tin for at least 5 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

MEAT LOAF WITH MUSTARD AND DRIED FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Combine beef, breadcrumbs, chopped fruits, egg, shallots, 1 tablespoon mustard, sage, salt and pepper in large bowl; mix thoroughly. Shape mixture into 2 oval loaves, each about 1 inch thick, and place on small rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake loaves 10 minutes. Mix preserves and remaining 1 tablespoon mustard in small bowl. Brush preserves mixture generously over loaves. Continue to bake until loaves are cooked through and thermometer inserted into center registers 160°F, about 8 minutes.

RICH FRUIT LOAF BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• place ingredients in order above or to your machines instructions.
• start on sweet setting with your crust colour selected.

ZUCCHINI FRUIT COCKTAIL LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add sugar, oil and vanilla; beat well. Stir in zucchini and fruit cocktail. Combine dry ingredients; stir into zucchini mixture. Stir in nuts. Pour into two greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 60-70 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack.

BANANA FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add chopped nuts.
• Cream together sugar and butter until fluffy. Add eggs, bananas, and milk and combine well.
• Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just moistened. Gently fold in the fruit and raisins.
• Pour into a lightly greased loaf pan and bake at 350° for 35 to 45 minutes until golden in colour and tests done with a toothpick.
• Freezes well.

LOW FAT AND SUGAR FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Combine dates, sultanas, baking soda, SPLENDA and water in a saucepan.
• Bring to the boil and simmer on a low heat for 5 minutes.
• Cool.
• Mix together the flour, walnuts, egg and yoghurt and then add the cooled fruit mixture.
• Place the mixture in a loaf/bread tin that has been sprayed or coated with light olive oil.
• Cook in a moderate oven 160 celcius (fan forced) or 170 (normal).

FRUIT & NUT CHRISTMAS PUDDING LOAF

Steps:

• Put the dried fruit, cherries, apple, zests, apple juice, brandy and Cointreau in a large bowl. Microwave on High for 1 min, then leave to soak overnight.
• Butter and line a 2lb loaf tin with a strip of non-stick baking paper. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the kettle on to boil and have a roasting tin, plus a sheet of buttered foil, ready.
• Beat the butter and sugar together until it turns a little paler, then stir in the eggs, flour, breadcrumbs, syrup, spices, salt, soaked fruit and the nuts. Spoon into the loaf tin and smooth the top. Scrunch the foil loosely over the tin, twisting corners to tighten it around the tin's edges. Sit it in the roasting tin, then pour in a few cms of boiling water. Carefully transfer to the oven and bake for 40 mins.
• After 40 mins, turn down the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and cook for another 1½ hrs, topping up the water level every now and again.
• To reheat the pudding, either return it to a medium oven for 30 mins in its tin, or turn out onto a serving plate, cover loosely with cling film and microwave for 5 mins on Medium. For the topping, gently heat the butter, sugar and syrup together until the sugar dissolves, stir in the brandy, then tip in the nuts and fruit. Spoon over the hot pudding and dust with a little icing sugar, if you like.

BANANA FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Pre heat the oven to 180°C and line a small baking tin with baking paper.
• Mix the flour, the baking powder, the sugar and the raisins/sultanas in a bowl.
• Add the egg and the well mashed bananas. Blend toghether (The dough should be soft and creamy.).
• Fill the dough into your baking tin and bake for approximately 45 minutes (or until inserted toothpick comes out clean).

FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Measure fruit, mixed spice, butter, brandy and sugar and put in a saucepan add cup of black tea
• Gently bring to the boil and leave to cool for approx 20 mins
• Turn oven to 170c / 180c and line a loaf tin with grease proof paper
• Mix in flour and egg and transfer to baking tin
• Put in centre of oven for approx 60 / 80 mins

LOW FAT CARROT AND FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Place carrot, apple, dried fruit, water, juice, sugar and cinnamon in pot.
• Bring to the boil, simmer 15 minutes.
• Set aside to cool.
• Fold in sifted flours and bananas.
• Spoon mixture into greased loaf tin 10 x 20 cms.
• Bake 180 C for 50 - 60 minutes or until cooked when tested.
• Turn onto wire rack to cool.
• Slice and serve with butter.

FRUIT AND NUTS CREAM CHEESE LOAF

Steps:

• in a mixer, cream the cream cheese then add the butter and mix until fluffy.
• add the sugar and beat in the eggs one at a time until fully incorporated into the mixture.
• add vanilla.
• add the chopped nuts and cranberries.
• sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• add to the mixture and mix well.
• garnish with nuts and cranberries on top.
• transfer into a loaf pan and bake at 325 degrees fahrenheit for 32 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

FRUIT 'N' NUT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients. In another bowl, beat the egg substitute, juice, oil, molasses and bananas; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into two 8x4-in. loaf pans that have been coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until bread tests done. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Add water, oil, brown sugar, bread flour, gluten flour, milk powder, mixed spice, and yeast into the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select Fruit setting or the setting for Basic White Bread. Press Start.
• If your machine has a Fruit setting, add the golden raisins and peel at the signal, or around 5 minutes before the kneading cycle has finished.

MANGO LOAF CAKE WITH PASSION FRUIT GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F and grease and line a 2lb loaf tin.
• Place the butter and sugar into a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minute on med-high speed.
• Add in the eggs and vanilla extract, scraping down the sides as necessary, mix on med-high until well incorporated and smooth, around 1 minute.
• Add the cake flour, baking powder and salt if using, mix on low-med until smooth.
• Add in the mango purée/pulp and mix on low-medium until well incorporated, light and smooth.
• Pour the cake batter into the lined loaf tin and level it off with a spatula/wooden spoon.
• Place in the oven for 65-70 minutes until risen, golden and an inserted skewer into the centre comes out clean.
• Leave to cool in the tin for at least 1 hour before transferring to a wire rack.
• Once cool, make the glaze: Using a medium sized bowl, scrape the insides of the passion fruits into a sieve and use the back of a spoon to separate the juice from the seeds. Place seeds in a separate bowl, you can either discard them or use them as a garnish.
• Add 1/2 cup sifted icing sugar into the passion fruit juice and mix until smooth and glossy.
• Slowly spoon glaze all over the cooled cake and garnish with passion fruit seeds if desired.
• Cake will keep in an airtight container, at room temp, for 3 days.

EASY FRUIT MALT LOAF

Steps:

• In a bowl add together your bran, milk, cinnamon, vanilla extract, strawberrys and sultanas. Give a light mix. Then leave overnight or until the bran has lost original form
• Once the bran has absorbed the milk, and has gone like a mushy texture, you can the add your self raising flour and sugar. Mix altogether until all combined with other ingredients
• Put the mixture into buttered, medium sized loaf tin or something similar to this
• Place into a pre heated oven ( 160 degrees c) for 25-30 minutes. Keep testing the minture though!!! You will know it is cooked if you insert a knike blade and when pulled out it is clean.
• Allow to cool then slice and enjoy with butter, or its even yummy on its own

FRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl mix wheat, saltanas and sugar. Stir in milk, cover and leave to soak for at least 1hr - 2hrs.
• Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and mixed spice, stir well. The mixture will be quick thick and sticky.
• Transfer mixture to well greased loaf tin.
• Place in a moderate oven 150-160C for 1hr - 1hr 15mins. check with skewer to ensure cooked.
• (Tip: half way through cooking time, cover with foil to prevent over browning)
• Allow to cool for 5mins before turning out of tin and onto a baking tray.
• Notes;
• This cake is a lovely lower fat alternative to fruit cake. Its wonderful sliced warm with low fat spread/butter.