Fruit Loaf
 
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Ingredients
  • 1½ - 2 cups fruit pulp
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup white sugar (or ½ cup white sugar, ½ cup soft brown sugar for a richer flavour)
  • 50g butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
  • 1 egg
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 170C Bake. Grease or line a 23cm loaf tin.
  2. Put the fruit pulp, water, sugar and butter into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Allow to cool for 15 minutes.
  3. Lightly beat the egg and quickly stir it through the fruit mixture.
  4. Sift on the flour, baking powder and baking soda and fold in gently.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 50-60 minutes until the centre spring back when lightly touched, and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out cleanly.
  6. Allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before turning on to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Feijoa can be hard to come by but this loaf recipe is excellent made with apple and sultana, or pear, or even guava or fig. Really any fruit that can stand to be boiled for a few minutes without losing too much of its colour or texture would be a good substitute.
Recipe by The Fare Sage at https://www.thefaresage.com/fruit-loaf/