Rosemary Shrager is coming to Malton Food Festival this month why not try her prune and fruit loaf? 3hrs Easy Ingredients 460g strong flour 1/8 tsp salt 60g butter 60g sugar 2 eggs 1 egg-yolk 100-200 ml water 42g fresh yeast California Prunes diced 110g walnuts, chopped 30g ginger stem, chopped 700g sultanas steeped overnight in water 1 dessertspoon glycerine (optional to increase shelf life & moisture) Method To make the prune and fruit loaf: Pre-heat oven 220°C Put the flour in a bowl, rub the butter in to resemble breadcrumbs. Add the fresh yeast, salt, sugar, eggs, egg-yolk and enough of the water to make to make a soft dough and mix then knead very well for approximately 15 minutes. Allow to sit covered with a cloth for 20 minutes. Now add the sultanas and glycerine, California Prunes, chopped walnuts and stem ginger, mix well again and allow to rest for 40 minutes. Put the mixture into the tins and allow to rise for 2 hours approximately, and then put into a pre-heated oven and cook for 40 minutes. For more information about Malton Food Lovers Festival visit www.maltonyorkshire.co.uk About The AuthorYorkshire Food & Drink Yorkshire's only dedicated food and drink website from Yorkshire Post Newspapers and its sister titles in the region. Showcasing everything Yorkshire has to offer from the fruits of the sea to the fields of the moors and beyond. It includes unbiased restaurant reviews by renowned food critics, recipes and 'how to' videos from some of Yorkshire's finest chefs and latest food and drink news and blogs from around our amazing county. And you can have your say either on the site or via our Facebook and Twitter accounts. Let us know what you think comments
