Fig & Walnut Loaf Recipe
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Fig and Walnut Loaf
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Recipe & Styling by Emma Reeves
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups all-purpose flour or spelt flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup liquid honey or maple syrup
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 orange – juice and zest
- 1 cup coarsely chopped dried mission figs (soaked in orange juice until softened)
- 1 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts
METHOD:
- Preheat oven to 180°
- Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl; set aside.
- Using a whisk or electric beater, mix melted butter, sugar, honey, vanilla and orange zest, until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add the sour cream to butter mixture, then fold in flour mixture, beating just until blended. Fold in figs and walnuts.
- Spoon batter into a greased loaf pan and add a few leftover soaked figs and walnuts for decoration.
- Bake for 40 – 45 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in centres comes out clean. Cool loaf in pan for 10 minutes, then invert loaf onto a rack to cool completely.