High Fibre Prune Oat Bread
Serves 10
Prep/cooking time: 1 hour
275g prunes, chopped
100g rolled oats
1 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
50g Coconoil
2 eggs
150g good flavoured honey
175g wholemeal flour
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 5.
- Base line a 2 lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper.
- Place the prunes, oats, bicarb and Coconoil in a bowl and pour over 125ml (4 fl oz) of boiling water.
- Meanwhile, in a larger bowl, whisk together the eggs and honey until well combined.
- Stir in the flour and ground cinnamon and then finally the prune and oat mixture.
- Mix well and pour into the prepared loaf tin.
- Bake for 45 minutes until a knife inserted into the loaf comes out clean.
- Cool out of the tin on a cooling rack before slicing.
Recipe and photograph courtesy of Joy Skipper
