Easy Homemade Fruit Loaf

A delicious soda bread made with fresh summer berries for a hint of sweetness and yogurt instead of buttermilk for a unique crumb.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Serves: 1

What You’ll Need:

For the loaf

  • 250g (9 oz) self-raising wholemeal flour (plus up to 50g when shaping)
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 450g (1 pot) Onken Plain Grain yogurt
  • 1 medium free range egg
  • 30g (1 oz) sunflower seeds
  • 20g (0.7 oz) raisins
  • 20g (0.7 oz) dried apricots, chopped
  • 15g (0.5 oz) pumpkin seeds
  • 15g (0.5 oz) dried cranberries
  • 2 tbsp rolled oats

For the topping

  • 2 bananas, sliced
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp rolled oats
  • 4 tbsp Onken Plain Grain yogurt

What To Do:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 200C/390F fan (220C/430F). Mix the flour, bicarb and salt in a large bowl.
  • Add the Onken Plain Grain yogurt and mix well.
  • Add the egg and mix well.
  • Add the fruit and nuts and mix well.
  • Tip the dough onto a well-floured surface. Knead very briefly to form into a round. If it’s too sticky, keep adding flour to your board and kneading through.
  • Lift the dough onto a tray lined with baking paper. Sprinkle with the oats, then score some 1cm deep lines in the top of the loaf with a sharp knife.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes. To test if the loaf is baked through, turn the loaf over and tap on the bottom to see if it sounds hollow.
  • Leave the loaf to cool on a wire rack. Once cool, cut the loaf into 1cm slices.
  • Toast 3 slices per person, then top with sliced banana, a squirt of honey, a scattering of oats and side of Onken Plain Grain.

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