Lesley Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I thought this needed a thread of its own - it was lost in a flapjack thread....... This comes out like a malt loaf (can be eaten with butter spread on it) and is a brilliant recipe – easy to make and nutritious too. My friend made me one when I had just given birth, to ward off any potential constipation. Julie’s two cup roughage loaf 2 cups of All Bran cereal 2 cups light muscovado sugar 2 cups of chopped prunes (I do one cup of prunes and one of dates) 2 cups of milk 2 cups of SR flour Mix all the ingredients except for the flour in a bowl and leave in the fridge over night. Pre-heat the oven to 350f/180c/gas 4 and line a 2lb loaf tin (I use the greaseproof liners from Lakeland). Add the flour to the mixture and bake for around 60 mins, or until a skewer in the middle comes out clean.(edit - mine took 90 minutes - Lesley) Allow to stand before turning out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Thanks for this recipe Claret......I made this a couple of days ago as my Mum was visiting and it's the sort of thing she likes to eat......I wasn't looking forward to it to be honest. It is reallly yummy!!! - just like malt loaf and better for keeping a few days. I did find it took 90 minutes to cook though. I used to pick the raisins out of malt loaf as I don't like them so this for me was great.....all the malt loaf taste but with dates and prunes instead of 'squashed flies' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Glad you liked it Lesley It's one of my favourites and you can change the dried fruit element to suit your taste. As you say, it's best left (or frozen) and even better with a slab of real butter spread on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 You don't think I ate it without butter do you? .............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I would have been very surprised if you had! Even Rosie likes this one and she's no fan of dried fruit. I just don't tell her what's in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henny penny Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hi What dates/ prunes do you use- the ready to eat varieties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Yup, and I just chop them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Stupid question - can I use shredded wheat instead? or does it have to be all bran? told it was stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 I think it would be better to stick with All-Bran - it has the right texture and the malty flavour. You could always give Shredded Wheat a go if you have some to get rid of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Thanks Lesley I might, its jsut no one eats All Bran and we all eat shreddies. I might try apricots and some other fruit, OH likes date etc but I dont. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henny penny Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I made this this morning but only had prunes so will wait to try and hope they are not obvious or otherwise i will be eating the whole loaf!! My cake also took nearer 90 mins to cook! Just been to lidls to stock up on dates etc for next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 I'm so glad it wasn't just me - I wondered if there was a problem with the oven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 No, the problem is with mine Lesley - a 20 year old gas oven that is total pants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Well I made it with Shreddies and a packet of mixed dried fruit from Lidls as I'm not mad on prunes or dates and it was yummy. it had apricots, apple, and dried pear. OH very impressed - he didnt know forum did recipes - thought it was just hens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henny penny Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Hi We've just tried the cake - me with intrepidation as I know its got prunes and all bran in it. My husband doesnt know ( and doesnt like prunes!) and it was lovely and malty and he liked it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Mine had 1 cup dates and 1 apricots and was delish mine took 1hr15 to cook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I made one of these yesterday, with the dates and prunes. It is yummy and even DS1 didn't spot the prunes! I'm going to take one to my sister who is pregnant to stop her getting 'bunged up'. Thanks for posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Hi all, I am just about to put the ingredients for this delicious-sounding loaf into a bowl, but don't know the weight/volume equivalent of one cup and just wondered how much of each ingredient to use. All my cookery books seem to give conflicting weights/volumes according to the type of ingredient, and I am a bit unsure how much I should be using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 My cup measure holds 250ml or 8floz in old money. I use a scant two cups of each ingredient and it fills a 2lb loaf tin perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Thanks for that, Yorkshire Pudding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Yorkshire Pud brought some of this to the Temple Newsam meet and it was gorgeous! (how did i manage to let you leave without nabbing a second piece, Pud? My powers are failing me! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Sorry I wasn't around to answer; I just use any cup - so long as the measures are all using the same measure, i.e. equal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
