Steenbergs Organic

North Riding Bread

Ingredients

• 450g organic plain flour
• 1/2 tsp natural sea salt
• 4tsp baking powder
• 1tbsp treacle
• 280g milk
• 120g butter
• 50g organic demerara sugar
• 170g organic currants
• 170g organic raisins
• 85g mixed peel
• 2tsp organic Fairtrade mixed spice

• 1/2 tsp almond essence (only if good quality, not artificial)

What to do

1. Preheat oven to 190C. Lightly grease two loaf tins and line with baking parchment.
2. Sift the plain flour with the salt and baking powder. Rub in the butter and sugar until it has the consistency of breadcrumbs. Mix in raisins, currants and mixed peel. Stir in the treacle, almond essence, milk and mix to a soft dough.
3. Divide into two small tins and bake for about an hour or until the cake springs back when pressed lightly. Tip out of tins and cool on wire rack.
4. Serve on own, with butter or a good Wensleydale cheese.

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