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Apple & walnut loaf with a spiced orange glaze
SERVES 8-10
For the dry ingredients
130g (4½oz) plain flour
70g (2¾oz) wholemeal flour
200g (7oz) granulated sugar
½tsp bicarbonate of soda
½tsp baking powder
½tsp ground cinnamon
½tsp mixed spice
¼tsp salt
For the wet ingredients
120ml (4fl oz) neutral vegetable oil
2 large free-range eggs, at room temperature
120ml (4fl oz) whole or nondairy milk
1tsp vanilla extract or paste Grated zest of
1 orange
2 Jazz™ Apples, cored and coarsely chopped
50g (1¾oz) walnuts, chopped
For the glaze
120g (4½oz) icing sugar
2tbsp orange juice
A few pinches of mixed spice
1 Preheat the oven to 160°C/Gas Mark 3 and grease a 20x7cm (8x3in) loaf cake tin. Place a long piece of parchment paper to cover the bottom and the two shorter sides of the tin, leaving the longer sides unlined. Make sure the parchment paper is long enough to fold slightly over the top of the tin, so you can use these ends to lift out the loaf once baked.
2 In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients, mixing together well, then make a well in the middle for the wet ingredients.
3 Into the bowl, add the oil, eggs, milk, vanilla and orange zest. Stir together until completely incorporated, then fold in the apples and walnuts.
4 Transfer the mixture to the loaf tin and bake on the middle rack of the oven for about one hour 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Remove the loaf from the oven and cool for 15-20 minutes before removing from the tin. To
