Twisted Fruit Loaf

We're giving Bakers Delight a run for their money with this homemade beauty! Perfect for breakfast or an after school/uni/work snack. This loaf is packed full of flavour and is relatively simple to make. Go on. Cut yourself a piece.

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Ingredients

Dough

• 1 1/2 cups dairy-free milk + more for greasing

• 2 tbsp dairy-free butter

• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

• 3 1/2 cups flour + more for dusting

• 1/4 cup caster sugar

• 2 tsp dry yeast

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Filling

• 3 apples (green or red)

• 1 cup sultanas

• 1 tsp dairy-free butter

• 3 tbsp brown sugar

• 3 tbsp water

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• Pinch of salt

Glaze

• 1 tbsp caster sugar

• 1 tbsp boiling water

Method

To make the dough:

• Place the milk and butter in a small saucepan and heat until the butter is melted. Turn off the heat and stir in the apple cider vinegar. Let it sit until it is just warm

• Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle and add the warm milk mixture. Mix well until it forms a sticky dough

• Flour a clean surface and tip out the dough. Knead for five minutes (dusting with more flour if necessary) until you have a soft, bouncy ball of dough

• Grease a bowl and add the dough. Cover with a tea towel and let it rise for 1 hour

To make the filling:

• Peel and finely chop the apples into small cubes

• In a saucepan, over a medium heat, add the water and sugar. Mix until dissolved. Then add the butter and mix until completely melted

• Now add the apples, sultanas, cinnamon and salt, and cook for 10 minutes (or until the apples have softened) stirring constantly

• Turn the heat off and set aside

To form the loaf:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Grease a medium sized cake tray and set aside

• Tip the dough out on a floured surface. Roll out into a rectangular shape until it's around 1 cm thick

• Once the filling mixture has cooled, spread evenly across the dough

• Form a long log by gently rolling lengthways. Then cut the log in half, lengthways, exposing the layers

• Place the two halves sideways and make a twist by overlapping one side over the other. Then coil the twist in a circle and gently place in the greased cake tray

• Mix the glaze ingredients together and brush over the formed loaf

• Place in the oven and cook for 30 mins or until golden brown. Brush over the glaze again and serve!