Reproduced with kind permission from Pure Family Food.
Ingredients
150ml tea – black tea, or your favourite herbal tea
150g unsulphured dried prunes, chopped to the size of the raisins
75g unsulphured dried dates, chopped to the size of the raisins
75g unsulphured dried apricots, chopped to the size of the raisins
75g unsulphured raisins
1 tsp gluten-free baking powder
125ml dairy-free milk (note as above)
110g vegetable oil
1 banana – ripe works best here
350g self-raising flour (gluten) (*gluten-free if required) OR spelt flour (gluten) with gluten-free baking powder according to packet instructions
2 tbsp orange marmalade, or any variety. Ginger would also work well
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C fan/180°C/gas mark 4. Line and grease a 2lb or 900g loaf tin.
- Add the pre-prepared tea to a saucepan with the dried fruits and bring to a low simmer. Simmer for 1m, then turn of the heat and add the teaspoon of baking powder. It will fizz as you stir it in.
- Blend the banana, dairy-free milk and oil together, and add to the pan. Stir in the flour and marmalade.
- Pour into the tin, and bake for 50m, or until a skewer comes out clean.
