Confidence 2 Cook
Raisin and Pear Loaf
Ingredients (serves 12)
50g Rolled Oats
75g Brown Sugar
4 Tablsp Pear or Apple Juice
2 Tablsp Sunflower Oil
1 Large Pear (peeled, cored and grated)
225g Self Raising Flour
225g Raisins
1 Teasp Baking Powder
1 Teasp Cinnamon
2 Eggs (beaten)
Method
Pre-heat oven to 180C / 375F / Gas Mark 5
1. Place oats in a bowl with sugar, pear or apple juice, oil and mix well. Stand for 15 minutes.
2. Add pear to the oat mixture with flour, raisins, baking powder, cinnamon and eggs mix well.
3. Place mixture into a lined loaf tin and bake for 1ΒΌ hours.
4. Test to see if the loaf is ready by inserting a skewer into the middle. If it comes out clean the loaf is ready. If it comes out sticky, more baking time is required.
5. Cool on a wire rack.
- Raisins may be replaced with chopped dried apricots, dates etc.
A 75g serving contains:
- Energy 890kJ 211kcal 11%
- Fat 4.0gMed6%
- Saturates 0.7gLow3%
- Sugar 23gHigh26%
- Salt 0.36gMed6%
of an adults reference intake.