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Date and Sherry Loaf
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Date and Sherry Loaf

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

This Date and Sherry Loaf is one for the grown ups and not just for Christmas!

Preparation Time 25 minutes
Baking Time 30 minutes
Portions Makes 1 loaf
Skill Level Easy
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Date and Sherry Loaf Ingredients

200 grams Very Strong White Bread Flour (Allinson) Very Strong White Bread Flour (Allinson)
200 grams Allinson Country Grain Strong Brown Flour
2 tsp Sea Salt
50 grams Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's) Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
1 Lemon Grated rind of
125 grams Dates Stoned and Chopped
1 sachet Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson) 1 x 7g sachet Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson)
100 grams Butter Melted
125 ml Milk Warmed Milk
100 ml Medium Sherry Warmed
1 tsp Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown) To Serve Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown)
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This recipe uses

  • Very Strong White Bread Flour (Allinson)
  • Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
  • Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson)
  • Milk
  • Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown)

How to make Date and Sherry Loaf

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  1. Place all the ingredients into a mixer with a dough hook attached.
  2. Mix to a soft dough and knead for 5 minutes. If mixing by hand, put the dry ingredients into a bowl and sprinkle on the yeast.
  3. Mix to a soft dough with the butter, milk and sherry. method tip
  4. Turn onto a floured board and knead for 10 minutes. method tip
  5. Shape the dough into 3 balls. Place onto a greased baking tray so that the balls are touching each other. method tip
  6. Leave to prove until double in size. Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/Gas Mark 5 method tip
  7. Bake for 30 minutes. method tip
  8. When cool, dust with icing sugar. method tip
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