Bengal Fruit Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 cups sultanas
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 125 g butter
• 1 3/4 cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2-1 teaspoon curry powder

Recipe

• 1 place sultanas, sugar, water and butter in a saucepan.
• 2 bring to the boil.
• 3 simmer 5 minutes.
• 4 cool totally.
• 5 sift remaining ingredients into a bowl.
• 6 make a well in the centre.
• 7 pour in fruit mixture.
• 8 mix well and spoon into 2 greased loaf tins 10 x 20 cms.
• 9 bake moderate oven 180 c for i hour or till cooked when tested.
• 10 cool 5 minutes in tin then turn onto wire rack.
• 11 whentotally cool, serve sliced and buttered.