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Christmas Recipes -
Vanilla Almond
Loaf
Recipe
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Christmas Recipes - Vanilla Almond Loaf
Recipe
Ingredients
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250 g self
raising flour
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50 g ground almonds
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6 eggs -
separate yolk from white
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30 flaked almonds
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Salt to taste
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300 g butter
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250 g castor
sugar
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4 tbsp evaporated
milk or fresh cream
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1/2 metric cup fresh
orange juice
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2 tsp vanilla
essence
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1/4 tsp bicarbonate
of soda
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2 tbsp brandy
Serves 4-6
Method:
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Sift flour with salt and soda. Cream butter with
sugar till light. Add egg yolks beating in and
adding 2 tbsp flour from given amount into mixture
to prevent mixture from curdling.
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Gently fold in
flour. Blend well. Add milk, essence, orange juice,
brandy and ground almonds.
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Beat egg white stiffly,
then fold into mixture. Line a 900 gm loaf pan with
grease-proof paper.
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Grease lightly with butter. Pour
cake batter into pan. Decorate top of loaf. (with
flaked almonds).
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Bake till firm. Temperature 160C.
Remove loaf and place on rack to cool before
slicing.
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