Easy to make and definitely easier to eat, loaf cakes are the perfect treat to go with your afternoon cuppa. Here are 3 of our favourite to get baking in your wood fired oven!
- Banana and Pecan Loaf
This banana and pecan loaf is a great healthy choice for breakfast or a delicious snack. Made with wholemeal flour, it’s sure to keep your energy levels up.
Ingredients
- 75g butter (softened)
- 110g golden caster sugar
- 125g plain flour
- 100g wholemeal Flour
- 2tsp Baking Powder
- 4 ripe bananas
- 50g of pecans (snapped in half)
Beat together the butter, sugar, flours, baking powder, eggs and banana together. Stir in the nuts and spoon into a lined loaf tin.
- Lemon and Poppy Seed Loaf
A light and zingy loaf with great textures!
Ingredients
- 2 lemons (zested and juiced)
- 30g poppy seed
- 100ml milk
- 200g butter (softened)
- 175g caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 300g self-raising flour
- 1/2tsp baking powder
Stir the poppy seeds and milk in a bowl. Beat the butter, lemon zest and sugar until light and creamy. Gradually beat in the eggs, sift in the flour and baking powder and add the poppy seeds and milk. Stir, then spoon into your lined loaf tin.
- Blueberry Loaf Cake
A classic loaf filled with deliciously sweet blueberries.
Ingredients
- 175g butter (softened)
- 175g golden caster sugar
- 250g self-raising flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2tsp vanilla extract
- 200g blueberries
Put the butter, sugar, flour, eggs and vanilla extract into a large mixing bowl and beat until pale and creamy. Spread half of the mix into the lined tin, then scatter over half of the blueberries. Pour in the rest of the mixture and scatter over the rest of the fruit.
Cooking your loafs in your wood fired oven
Fire up your wood fired oven to its optimum temperature, then allow time for your oven to drop to 160°c- 180°c. Pop in your loafs and leave to bake for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
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