This is the loaf (known as Sultana Soul Loaf) that was demonstrated to us by Stacey, Head Chef, at the wonderful cooking class we attended at Gwinganna as part of the program at the Retreat we attended in July 2015 ( http://www.gwinganna.com )
This recipe is so quick to pull together and can be adapted to cater for nut free (substituting sunflower seeds for the nuts, but we were told coconut flour combined with desiccated coconut works well too, but I haven’t tried that yet).
Raw cacao powder can be added for a chocolaty fix (add 2 to 4 tbls depending on personal taste), and any form of dried fruit or fresh berries can be used.
For extra flavour you can add the zest of an orange, and for variety add grated carrot or zucchini (but squeeze the zucchini first to remove any excess liquid). Stacey also suggested that the zucchini with the raw cacao is a lovely combo … ummm! Definitely worth trying!
So the message we were left with is to play around with the recipe and create your own version … so I have adapted it for a Thermomix, added a little more spice, along with the zest and juice of a lemon.
The loaf keeps well for a week, is great toasted, and it can be made ahead and frozen for future use.
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- Dried fruit, with chopped almonds and pecans
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- Rest of ingredients in TM bowl ready to mix
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- Batter in loaf tin ready for baking
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- Out of the oven and resting for 15 minutes
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- Allow to cool completely …
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- … and then serve
... and then serve
This is the loaf (known as Sultana Soul Loaf) that was demonstrated to us by Stacey, Head Chef, at the wonderful cooking class we attended at Gwinganna as part of the program at the Retreat we attended earlier this year.
This recipe is so quick to pull together and can be adapted to cater for nut free (substituting sunflower seeds for the nuts, but we were told coconut flour combined with desiccated coconut works well too, but I haven’t tried that yet).
Raw cacao powder can be added for a chocolaty fix (add 2 to 4 tbls depending on personal taste), and any form of dried fruit or fresh berries can be used.
For extra flavour you can add the zest of an orange, and for variety add grated carrot or zucchini (but squeeze the zucchini first to remove any excess liquid). Stacey also suggested that the zucchini with the raw cacao is a lovely combo … ummm! Definitely worth trying!
So the message we were left with is to play around with the recipe and create your own version … so I have adapted it for a Thermomix, added a little more spice, along with the zest and juice of a lemon.
The loaf keeps well for a week, is great toasted, and it can be made ahead and frozen for future use.
- 100g dried fruit of choice (if using large fruit like dried apricots, chop into smaller pieces first)
- 200g raw almonds
- 120g raw pecans
- 1 large green or red apple, cut into quarters (or 1 very ripe banana)
- 5 x 59g large eggs
- 110g coconut oil, melted (or a mix of coconut and macadamia oil, or light olive oil)
- 20g lemon juice, plus zest of one lemon
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes, or ½ tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tbls ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 50g raw honey or maple syrup
- 1 tsp bi-carb soda
- Grease and line loaf tin (base measurement 25cm x 9.5cm)
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees fan forced
- Place dried fruit into a large mixing bowl
- Place almonds and pecans into TM bowl and chop 6 seconds / speed 7 … add to dried fruit, do not clean TM bowl
- Place rest of ingredients into TM bowl and mix 10 seconds / speed 6 until well combined (should be a liquid)
- Pour liquid into the fruit and nut mix and stir to combine thoroughly
- Place batter into tin (it will be quite runny)
- Bake for 1 hour, but test with a skewer after 50 minutes as doneness will depend on size of tin and your oven (it took exactly 1 hour in my oven)
- Allow to rest in tin for 15 minutes before removing to a rack to cool before cutting
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