Apricot, Date & Fig Tea Loaves

Total Time: 24 hrs 55 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-bran cereal
• 1 1/3 cups raw sugar or 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 600 g mixed dried fruit, apricots,pitted dates and figs (dried apple also scrummy)
• 6 tablespoons golden syrup
• 1 1/4 cups strained cold tea
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 360 g self-raising flour, sifted
• 100 g whole blanched almonds
• 100 g pecan halves
• 1/2 cup apricot
• 1 tablespoon cold water

Recipe

• 1 combine all bran, sugar& dried fruits in a lge bowl, stir in golden syrup& tea.
• 2 cover& leave in cool spot to soak overnight.
• 3 the next day reheat oven to 170c.
• 4 butter 2 medium (21x11x6cm) loaf tins, line the bases with baking paper, set aside.
• 5 stir egg then flour into frui mixture, mix well.
• 6 divide evenly between prepared tins, smoothing tops.
• 7 decorate the top of one loaf with almonds, the other with pecans.
• 8 (hey why not try a mix of both) bake for about 55 mins to 1 hr or until golden and cooked through.
• 9 if the loaves start to get too brown on top, loosely cover with foil.
• 10 skewer test, if clean, remove from oven.
• 11 cool in tins for 10 minutes then turn onto rack, cool completely.
• 12 ::glaze::.
• 13 combine jam and water in heavy based saucepan, bring to boil whilst stirring all the time.
• 14 boil 5 minutes till thick and syrupy.
• 15 brush over loaves and let set.
• 16 serve with butter if u can afford the calories.