Baking Recipes - Malt Loaf Recipe

  
 

Baking Recipes - Malt Loaf Recipe

Ingredients

Makes 1 loaf

  • 375 g/12 oz whole meal or strong white flour

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 25 g/1 oz butter, diced

  • 25 g/1 oz currants

  • 25 g/1 oz sultanas

  • 25 g/1 oz chopped mixed peel

  • 15 g/1/2 oz fresh yeast

  • 150 ml/1/4 pint warm milk

  • 1 tablespoon golden syrup

  • 1 tablespoon malt extract

Method:

  1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the fruit and mixed peel.

  2. Blend the yeast with the milk; add to the dry ingredients with the syrup and malt extract and mix to a soft dough. Turn out on to a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.

  3. Place in a clean, greased bowl, cover with a damp cloth and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk.

  4. Turn out the dough on to a floured surface and knead once more, then shape into a loaf and place in a 500 g/1 lb greased loaf tin. Cover and prove until the dough rises to the top of the tin.

  5. Bake in a preheated oven, 230°C (450°F), Gas Mark 8, for 10 minutes, reduce the heat to 190°C (375°F), Gas Mark 5, and bake for 25 minutes more, or until it sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Turn out and cool on a wire rack.