5 min prep Fruit and nut soda bread 

Wow, we have definitely had a dip in temperature, it’s positively freezing. I am not moaning, unlike most people I love the winter, snow and coldness. As a result of arctic conditions I can confirm it’s legit acceptable to have  a carb eating fest.  

Do you ever have really random cravings for things you want to cook? From somewhere in the recipe bank that is my mind, soda bread came to the fore  – none of this savoury stuff, definitely had to be sweet. Nutty and fruity. My secret ingredient, are prunes. I will not disclose this to any family member as nobody will want to eat any more despite both kids wanting seconds. Let me know what you think, to me it has a festive taste with cinnamon, fruit and nuts. The deal breaker is that it only takes 5 minutes to prep and your house smells amazing whilst it’s cooking!

500 g plain flour

1 heaped tablespoon cinnamon 

25g flaked almonds

75g of toasted pecan nuts

Large pinch of brown sugar for sprinkling on the top

100 g caster sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

200 g prune  or raisins 

1/4 tsp salt

2 large eggs

250 ml buttermilk

50 g melted butter -only just so it’s not too hot and scrambles the eggs

Mix all dry ingredients together in a stand mixer apart from the almonds

Melt the butter and add it slowly to the dry mixture 

Keep your mixer on and slowly add the rest of the wet ingredients – keep a quarter of the eggs back to brush over the top.

Do not  over beat  or you will get a tough cake!

The mixture will be quite sticky so get some extra flour to make it less so.

Place some parchment on a baking tray and plop your bread on top in a round shape. Use a knife to make a cross through the bread but make sure to score rather than cut 

Brush with the egg wash and sprinkle the sugar and almonds on top.

Place in an oven and cook for around 45 – 50 mins 

It should appear glazed on top 

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