Cardamom and prune bread
- Published: 18 Oct 17
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
“The flavours here are Christmassy, like an English afternoon tea bread or malt loaf, great toasted with butter.” – Richard Bertinet.
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Makes 2 loaves; each cuts into 10-12 slices -
Hands-on 30 minutes, oven 25-30 minutes, plus soaking, resting and proving
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Recipe from December 2011 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
Per slice (based on 12 per loaf)
- Calories
- 79kcals
- Fat
- 0.4g (0.1g saturated)
- Protein
- 2.6g
- Carbohydrates
- 14.8g (1.7g sugars)
- Fibre
- 2.2g
- Salt
- 0.4g
delicious. tips
Misting the oven with a water spray gives bread a crisp crust. To test whether the loaves are ready in step 6, tap them on the underside – if they sound hollow they are cooked.
This bread tastes best made on the day, but you could make it the day before – and don’t forget to soak the prunes overnight, if possible.
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