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Mince Pie Fruit Loaf

December 13, 2017 By All That I'm Eating 18 Comments

I love a mince pie, but they have to be just right. I want the pastry to mince filling ratio to be almost 50:50; too much filling and you can forget it. Preferably my mince pies will be warm and covered in (clotted, ideally) cream. However, I can’t possibly eat that every single day and I still need my mince pie fix. This is how my Mince Pie Fruit Loaf came about; designed to have all the fruity spiciness from a mince pie but without the pastry and cream. Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of butter for spreading!

Mince Pie Fruit Loaf Baked

Ingredients

You will need for one loaf:

  • 30g dried cranberries
  • 125g raisins or sultanas
  • 60g dried figs, chopped
  • 300ml strong Lady Grey tea
  • 425g strong white bread flour
  • 7g fast action yeast
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg, grated
  • 1/2 tsp mixed spice
  • 30g caster sugar
  • Zest 1 orange
  • 60g butter, melted
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 150ml milk, plus extra for brushing

Fruit Loaf close up with dried cranberries

Method

Stir the cranberries, raisins and figs together with the tea then leave to stand for an hour or so. Drain well and put to one side.

I used a mixer for this recipe but you could easily make it by hand with a bowl and a wooden spoon.

Add the flour, yeast, spices, sugar and orange zest to a mixing bowl and stir lightly to mix it all together.

Whisk the melted butter, milk and egg together in a small bowl. While the mixer is on a low speed slowly pour in the milk mixture. Once it’s all been added increase the speed slightly and tip in the drained fruit.

Knead the bread in the mixer for five minutes or so. Cover the bowl and leave the bread in a warm place for 50 minutes or until doubled in size.

Lightly flour a standard sized loaf tin. Knock back the dough lightly then shape it to fit the loaf tin and pop it into the tin. Cover again and leave in a warm place for another 30 minutes.

Preheat an oven to 190C. Brush the top of the bread with a little milk then bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes and the top is golden brown.

Remove from the oven and leave to cool a little before removing from the tin and cooling on a wire rack.

Mince pie fruit loaf spread with butter

This fruit loaf is wonderful in two ways. Firstly, take a slice when it’s cooling down after baking and just watch the butter melt into the bread. The photo above shows my very lumpy butter, that’s how I like it so it forms pools across the slice as it melts. Secondly, serve it toasted for breakfast, again with a good scraping of butter. The fruit, spices and orange are so festive and it keeps so well you can enjoy it for days.

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Filed Under: Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Butter, Christmas, Dairy & Eggs, December, Eggs, Fruit, Occasions, Orange, Recipes By Month, Seasons, Spices, Store Cupboard, Winter Tagged With: bread, christmas, recipe

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Comments

  1. Amy (Savory Moments) says

    December 13, 2017 at 19:47

    I love the idea of putting mincemeat filling into a loaf like this. It looks terrific!

    Reply
  2. Miriam says

    December 14, 2017 at 08:23

    My father in law would love this mince pie fruit loaf, he is such a huge fan of mince pies – it definitely wouldn’t last long in our house 😉

    Miriam x

    Reply
  3. angiesrecipes says

    December 14, 2017 at 09:35

    I too adore mince pie! This fruit loaf would make a perfect X’mas breakfast.

    Reply
  4. Natalie says

    December 14, 2017 at 13:54

    Could u use store brought mincemeat?

    Reply
    • Caroline Taylor says

      December 14, 2017 at 14:59

      Hi Natalie. I think you probably could do, yes, but the suet in the mince meat may affect the fat content in the final loaf so I’d be tempted to maybe try with just a couple of spoonfuls first.

      Reply
  5. Susie | Mile High Dreamers says

    December 17, 2017 at 22:25

    This looks so yummy! I especially love all of the delicious holiday spices in it. Having a loaf in the fridge is one of my favorite things because you can just grab slices for snacks and with coffee! It’s the best!

    Susie

    Reply
  6. Emma | Bake Then Eat says

    December 18, 2017 at 22:36

    Oh yes this is right up my alley, perfect slathered in butter!

    Reply
  7. Alida says

    December 18, 2017 at 22:40

    This is a lovely idea. I fell in love with mince pies the first time I spent Christmas in England. They are so addictive and your loaf must be delicious. Thank you!

    Reply
  8. grace says

    December 18, 2017 at 23:55

    i feel like i could do some weightlifting with that loaf and then slice a junk off and quickly replace any calories burned off by said weightlifting. 🙂

    Reply
  9. rebecca says

    December 19, 2017 at 00:56

    oh I love this such a fun and tasty festive recipe.
    Merry Christmas

    Reply
  10. heather (delicious not gorgeous) says

    December 19, 2017 at 02:36

    i’m not familiar with mince pie at all. but that needs to change, since all that earl grey and dried fruit sounds so delicious!!

    Reply
  11. John/Kitchen Riffs says

    December 20, 2017 at 15:07

    Love the flavors in this! SO GOOD! Terrific recipe — thanks. And Happy Holidays!

    Reply
  12. GiGi Eats says

    December 21, 2017 at 00:09

    When I see the word MEAT in the title of this recipe I am like – WHOA. Meat and fruit. NOT FOR ME. But ha! NO MEAT to be found!! 😉 So it’s a goooo! I mean, I love meat but not meat and fruit together!!

    Reply
  13. Agness of Run Agness Run says

    December 22, 2017 at 11:14

    I bet that this is the best leaf I’ll ever try, Caroline. Perfect combo of ingredients and a mouth-watering recipe. What kind of milk did you use?

    Reply
  14. Jem at Lost in Utensils says

    December 22, 2017 at 22:32

    Oh yes! Spread the butter thick on these slices. Looks delicious Caroline.

    Reply
  15. David | Spiced says

    December 26, 2017 at 23:13

    Believe it or not, but I’ve never had mince pie. I was actually just thinking about this the other day, and then I pop over to see this amazing version. I could absolutely go for this with a cup of my afternoon tea! 🙂

    Reply
  16. Karen (Back Road Journal) says

    December 27, 2017 at 17:25

    Mince pie is a favorite of both myself and my husband. I love your idea of the loaf…perfect with a cup of tea.

    Reply

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